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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 ...
- Feudal monarchy
- Early modern Europe
- Germany, Poland
A bicolor of white over green. The civil flag with the addition of the coat of arms. Both the civil and state flag of the German state of Saxony feature a bicolour of white over green, similar to the Austrian province of Styria although they are historically not related to each other. The state flag is similar to the civil flag, except it is ...
- 1920, 1947, 1991
- 3:5 (or 1:2)
- A bicolor of white over green.
- Civil flag
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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 ...
Weimar had previously been outside Saxon control, having been granted to Albert 'the Bear', Ascanian duke of Saxony, when he had relinquished that title in 1142. It is the electorate of Saxe-Meissen which is now and remains the senior Saxon line, even eventually being elevated to the status of kingdom.
Jun 13, 2011 · Introduction. The later duchy of (Upper) Saxony was formed out of the Saxon palatinate after the duchy of Saxony proper —nowadays Lower Saxony / Niedersachsen — was liquidated in 1180. In 1423 margrave Frederick of Meissen, count of Wettin, received the duchy and the electoral dignity of Upper Saxony. The Electorate of Saxony was declared a ...
The final blow to Saxony’s armed forces came several decades later when, during the Seven Years’ War, the Saxon army was forced by Frederick II to shamefully surrender at Pirna on 14 October 1756, as a result of which the Electorate’s army de facto ceased to exist. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was also experiencing a political and ...
