William III, Duke of Saxony

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William III, Duke of Saxony was a 15th-century German prince of the House of Wettin who ruled parts of Saxony and Thuringia during a period of territorial partitions and dynastic disputes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German prince
House of Wettin
duke
human
member of nobility
alsoKnownAs Wilhelm III., Herzog von Sachsen NERFINISHED
William III of Thuringia NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Saxony NERFINISHED
Thuringia NERFINISHED
burialPlace Weimar NERFINISHED
chronologicalContext 15th century
conflict internal disputes over Wettin inheritance
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
dateOfBirth 1425
dateOfDeath 1482
ethnicGroup German
father Frederick I, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
givenName William
governedDuring period of territorial partitions in Saxony and Thuringia
hasTitleNumber III
historicalRegion Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
memberOf House of Wettin NERFINISHED
mother Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage German
nobleFamily House of Wettin NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Duke of Saxony NERFINISHED
Landgrave of Thuringia NERFINISHED
notableFor rule during dynastic disputes within the House of Wettin
participatedIn Wettin territorial partitions of the 15th century NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Meissen NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Weimar NERFINISHED
politicalEntityWithin Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
positionHeld Duke of Saxony NERFINISHED
Landgrave of Thuringia
precededBy Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (in Wettin territorial holdings) NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Thuringia NERFINISHED
Weimar NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sibling Frederick II, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
Sigismund, Prince of Saxony NERFINISHED
spouse Anne of Luxembourg NERFINISHED
Catherine of Brunswijk (second wife, disputed/less attested) NERFINISHED
succeededBy various Wettin relatives in Saxony and Thuringia
territoryRuled parts of Saxony
parts of Thuringia
titleHeldFrom Duke of Saxony, from mid-15th century
Landgrave of Thuringia, from mid-15th century

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Margaret of Thuringia sibling William III, Duke of Saxony