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This is a list of members of the recent House of Wettin. It includes only those who were members of the male-line descent from Ernest, Elector of Saxony , and consequently bore his "surname", Wettin .
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. The House of Wettin ( German: Haus Wettin) was a dynasty of German kings, prince-electors, dukes, and counts that once ruled territories in the present-day German states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.
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Quick Facts Country, Founded ... The House of Wettin was a dynasty of German counts, dukes, prince-electors (Kurfürsten) and kings that ruled in what is known today as the German states of Saxony and Thuringia for more than 800 years.
Margraves of MeissenLandgraves of ThuringiaElectors of SaxonyLandgraves of ThuringiaErnestine Line – Electors of SaxonyAlbertine Line – Dukes of SaxonyElectors of SaxonyLine of ZeitzLine of MerseburgLine of WeissenfelsKings of SaxonyDukes of Saxe-AltenburgDukes of Saxe-Coburg-GothaDukes of Saxe-MeiningenBöttiger, K. W., and T. Flathe ...
Early Saxony. House of Wettin. Wettin Ancient. Margrave of Meissen. From 1089. Margrave of Meissen and Landgrave of Thuringia. Henry I "the Elder" (1070 – 1103) Count of Eilenburg and son of Count Dedo II of Wettin , inherited in 1075 the marches of Lusatia and Ostmark. Margrave of Meissen in 1089.
Saxony (Kingdom of Saxony) The House of Wettin was a dynasty of German counts, dukes, prince-electors (Kurfürsten) and kings that ruled in what is known today as the German states of Saxony and Thuringia for more than 800 years.
The House of Wettin ( German: Haus Wettin) is a dynasty of German kings, prince-electors, dukes, and counts that once ruled territories in the present-day German states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The dynasty is one of the oldest in Europe, and its origins can be traced back to the town of Wettin, Saxony-Anhalt.
