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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William III, Duke of Saxony canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German prince
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House of Wettin ⓘ duke ⓘ human ⓘ member of nobility ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Wilhelm III., Herzog von Sachsen
NERFINISHED
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William III of Thuringia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Saxony
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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Landgrave of Thuringia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (in Wettin territorial holdings) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Thuringia
NERFINISHED
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Weimar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Frederick II, Elector of Saxony
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Sigismund, Prince of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anne of Luxembourg
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Catherine of Brunswijk (second wife, disputed/less attested) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | various Wettin relatives in Saxony and Thuringia ⓘ |
| territoryRuled |
parts of Saxony
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parts of Thuringia ⓘ |
| titleHeldFrom |
Duke of Saxony, from mid-15th century
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Landgrave of Thuringia, from mid-15th century ⓘ |
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