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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. The dynasty is one of the oldest in Europe, and its origins can be traced back to the town of Wettin, Saxony-Anhalt.
- Theodoric I of Wettin
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- Theodoric I of Wettin
Albertine Wettin's coat of arms with the standard arms at the center. Albert III, Duke of Saxony, 1443–1500, had 4 sons; 1. George, Duke of Saxony, 1471–1539, had 4 sons; A. Christopher, 1497, died in infancy B. John, Hereditary Duke of Saxony, 1498–1537, died without issue C. Wolfgang, 1499–1500, died in infancy
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. Members of the Wettin family were also kings of Poland, as well as forming the ruling houses of Great Britain, Portugal, Bulgaria, Poland ...
- Thiedericus
- Prince Michael, titular Grand Duke of Saxony
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List of members of the House of Wettin. Louis Frederick of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Louis of Meissen. Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg. Louise Christine of Stolberg-Stolberg-Ortenberg. Louise Elisabeth of Württemberg-Oels. Princess Louise of Saxe-Meiningen.
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. Members of the Wettin family were also kings of Poland, as well as forming the ruling houses of Great Britain, Portugal, Bulgaria, Poland, Saxony, and Belgium. Today only the British and ...
Jun 19, 2017 · Königreich Sachsen. House of Wettin. The Kingdom of Saxony (German: Königreich Sachsen), lasting between 1806 and 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Germany. From 1871 it was part of the German Empire.
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. When he was 12 years of age, he and his brother Ernest were abducted by their ...