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The Duchy of Saxony (Low German: Hartogdom Sassen, German: Herzogtum Sachsen) was originally the area settled by the Saxons in the late Early Middle Ages, when they were subdued by Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 772 and incorporated into the Carolingian Empire by 804.
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Duchy of Saxony (1180–1296) Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg...
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Saxony has a long history as a duchy, an electorate of the...
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By the early 10th century Saxony had emerged as a hereditary duchy under the Liudolfing dynasty, and in 919 Duke Henry of Saxony was elected German king. He founded the Saxon, or Ottonian, dynasty, which held the German crown until 1024.
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When the Saxon lands were organised into the duchy of Saxony, he was appointed by Louis 'the Pious', son of Charlemagne, as comes et Saxoniae patriae marchio, 'count of the Saxon border people', while seemingly retaining the title of count of Maine in the former Frankish kingdom of Neustria.
The Duchy of Saxony ( Low German: Hartogdom Sassen, German: Herzogtum Sachsen) was originally the area settled by the Saxons in the late Early Middle Ages, when they were subdued by Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 772 and incorporated into the Carolingian Empire ( Francia) by 804.
Henry the Lion significantly expanded the Duchy of Saxony in a series of wars against the West Slavs in the 12th century. But his growing power created a backlash in Germany. This article appears in: Fall 2020. By William E. Welsh. Duke Henry the Lion, the ruler of Saxony and Bavaria, seethed with rage.
