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Welf Dynasty. Henry the Lion. 1142–1180. son of Henry the Proud and grandson of Lothair III; also Duke of Bavaria. With the removal of the Welfs in 1180, the Duchy of Saxony was sharply reduced in territory. Westphalia fell to the Archbishop of Cologne, while the Duchy of Brunswick remained with the Welfs.
Up to the 12th century, Brunswick was ruled by the Saxon noble family of the Brunonids, then, through marriage, it fell to the House of Welf. In 1142, Henry the Lion of the House of Welf became duke of Saxony and made Braunschweig the capital of his state (which, from 1156 on, also included the Duchy of Bavaria ).
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The original Duchy of Saxony was the lands of the Saxon people in the north-western part of present-day Germany, namely, the modern German state of Lower Saxony as well as Westphalia and Western Saxony-Anhalt, not the modern German state of Saxony. Early dukes 1. Hadugato(ruled about 531) 2. Berthoald(ruled about 627) 3. Theoderic(ruled about 743-7...
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. For the predecessor see the section Ascanian Dukes of Saxe-Wittenbergabove in this article.
The Holy Roman Empire came to an end in 1806. The Elector of Saxony, allied to Napoleon I, anticipated its dissolution by becoming the ruler of an independent Kingdom of Saxonyin 1806.
Saxony became a republic at the end of the German Empire in 1918. For later rulers, see List of Ministers-President of Saxony. 1. Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, 1918-1932. 2. Frederick Christian, Margrave of Meissen, 1932-1968. 3. Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen, since 1968.
William VIII ruled the Duchy of Brunswick for more than 50 years (1830–1884). In the 1870s, it became obvious that the then senior branch of the ruling House of Welf would die with Duke William. By house law, the House of Hanover would have ascended the ducal throne.
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After the acquisition of 1635 the family of Dannenberg took the title of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and ruled in the direct line until 1735. It was then followed by the family of Brunswick-Bevern, which had split off from the parent line in 1666 and ruled until 1884.
Jul 28, 2023 · The War of the Fourth Coalition (October 1806 to June 1807) was a major conflict during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). The Fourth Coalition consisted of Russia, Prussia, Saxony, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, against the First French Empire, the Confederation of the Rhine, Polish rebels, and Spain. The war resulted in a French victory ...
Jan 26, 2018 · It was commissioned by Henry The Lion, who ruled as the Duke of Saxony and later the Duke of Bavaria, and was perhaps the most legendary ruler of his time. The Romanesque statue, made in 1166, was meant to be a symbol of Henry’s supreme rule and jurisdiction. It was originally gold-plated.
