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Albert II of Saxony (Wittenberg upon Elbe, ca. 1250 – 25 August 1298, near Aken) was a son of Duke Albert I of Saxony and his third wife Helen of Brunswick and Lunenburg, a daughter of Otto the Child. He supported Rudolph I of Germany at his election as Roman king and became his son-in-law.
- Albert of Saxony
Albert of Saxony may refer to: Albert, King of Saxony...
- Albert I
Albert (Albrecht) II (*1250–25 August 1298*), co-ruling Duke...
- Albert III, Duke of Saxony
Albert III (German: Albrecht) (27 January 1443 – 12...
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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.
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Albert III (born July 27/31, 1443, Grimma, Saxony—died Sept. 12, 1500, Emden, East Frisia) was the duke of Saxony, founder of the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin, and marshal of the Holy Roman Empire. Albert was the son of Frederick II, elector of Saxony.
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Albert (23 April 1828 – 19 June 1902) was King of Saxony from 29 October 1873 until his death in 1902. He was the eldest son of Prince John (who succeeded his brother Frederick Augustus II on the Saxon throne as King John in 1854) by his wife Amalie Auguste of Bavaria .
