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   The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony ( German: Kurfürstentum Sachsen or Kursachsen ), was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806. Its territory included the areas around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz. In the Golden Bull of 1356, Emperor Charles IV designated the Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg an ...

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   Left no male descendants. After his death the Duchy was reannexed by the Electorate of Saxony. Saxe-Weissenfels-Querfurt merged in the Electorate of Saxony: Frederick William IV: 16 February 1679: 1743–1746: 10 March 1746: Ernestine Saxe-Meiningen: Unmarried: Brother of Ernest Louis I. Left no descendants. He was succeeded by his half-brother.

   Image	Name	Reign
   Banzleib	838 – 840	Comes et marchio
   Liudolf I	850 – 12 March 864 or 866	Comes et marchio
   Bruno	12 March 864 or 866 – 2 February 880	Comes et marchio
   Otto I the Illustrious	2 February 880 – 30 November 912	first Duke of the Younger stem duchy

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   • Formation: 531
   • Last monarch: Frederick Augustus III

   • First monarch: Hadugato
   • Style: His Majesty

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   What was the Electorate of Saxony?

   • The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony ( German: Kurfürstentum Sachsen or Kursachsen ), was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806. Its territory included the areas around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz.

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   Who was Ernst the Elector of Saxony?

   • Ernst was born in Meissen, the second son (but fourth in order of birth) of the eight children of Frederick II, Elector of Saxony and Margaret of Austria, sister of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor . The death of his older brother Frederick (1451) made him the new heir apparent to the position of Elector of Saxony.

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   Who were the electors of Saxe-Wittenberg?

   • In January 1356 the Golden Bull confirmed Rudolf I as the legitimate Saxon Prince-Elector, thus the rulers of Saxe-Wittenberg are conceived as Electors of Saxony. The Golden Bull of 1356 confirmed the right to participate in the election of a Holy Roman Emperor to the Duke of Saxony in the Saxe-Wittenberg line.

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   When was the Electoral Saxony founded?

   • The Electoral Saxony, a predecessor of today's Saxony, was the original birthplace of the Reformation. The elector was Lutheran starting in 1525. The Lutheran church was organized through the late 1510s and the early 1520s. It was officially established in 1527 by John the Steadfast.

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   The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony ( German: Kurfürstentum Sachsen or Kursachsen ), was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806. Its territory included the areas around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz. Quick Facts Saxonia Electoralis (Latin)Kurfürstentum Sachsen (German), Status ...

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kingdom_of_SaxonyKingdom of Saxony - Wikipedia

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   The Kingdom of Saxony ( German: Königreich Sachsen ), lasting from 1806 to 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Germany. The kingdom was formed from the Electorate of Saxony. From 1871, it was part of the German Empire.

   • Capital: Dresden

   • Demonym(s): Saxon