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Wettin is a small town belonging to the municipality of Wettin-Löbejün in the Saale District of Saxony-Anhalt (Saxony-Ascania), Germany. It is situated on the River Saale , just north of Halle . It is known for Wettin Castle (German: Burg or Schloss Wettin ), the ancestral seat of the House of Wettin , the former ruling dynasty of Saxony ...
The House of Wettin is a dynasty of German counts, dukes, prince-electors (Kurfürsten) and kings that once ruled the area of today's German states of Saxony, the Saxon part of Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia for more than 800 years. Agnates of the House of Wettin have, at various times, ascended the thrones of Great Britain, Portugal, Bulgaria ...
Roman Catholicism. Maria Amalia of Saxony (24 November 1724 – 27 September 1760) was a Duchess of Saxony of the House of Wettin and wife of Charles III of Spain. Married to the then King of Naples, at the death of her brother in law Ferdinand VI of Spain, she became the queen of Spain. A cultured woman, she left a considerable architectural ...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wettin Castle is a former castle that stood near the town of Wettin on the Saale river in Germany, and which is the ancestral home of the House of Wettin, the dynasty that included several royal families, including that of the current ruling families of the United Kingdom and Belgium.
The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. House of Wettin.
Frederick Henry, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt. Father. John George I, Elector of Saxony. Mother. Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia. Maurice of Saxe-Zeitz (28 March 1619 – 4 December 1681) was a duke of Saxe-Zeitz and member of the House of Wettin . Born in Dresden, he was the youngest surviving son of John George I, Elector of Saxony, and his ...
Wettin. Wettin may refer to: House of Wettin, a German Royal House. Wettin Castle, near Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, ancestral seat of the House of Wettin. Asteroid 90709 Wettin, named in the castle and House's honour. Wettin, Saxony-Anhalt, a town in Saxony-Anhalt, where Wettin Castle is located. Wettinus Augiensis (d. 824) SMS Wettin, a ...
