Saxony (later in the war, partially against Napoleon)

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Saxony was a German kingdom whose shifting alliances during the Napoleonic Wars saw it initially support Napoleon before partially turning against him in the War of the Sixth Coalition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical polity
kingdom
alliance Confederation of the Rhine
allyOf Napoleon I
surface form: Napoleon I of France
battleInvolvement Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Wagram
capital Dresden
continent Europe
country Kingdom of Saxony
dynasty House of Wettin
elevatedToKingdomBy Napoleon I
surface form: Napoleon I of France
elevationToKingdomYear 1806
endTime 1918
governmentType monarchy
historicalEra Napoleonic Wars
War of the Sixth Coalition
joinedConfederationOfTheRhine 1806
language German
laterPartOf German Empire
North German Confederation
locatedIn Central Europe
monarchDuringNapoleonicWars Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
surface form: Frederick Augustus III, Elector of Saxony (before 1806)
neighbor Kingdom of Bavaria
Prussia
partOf German states
partOfAfter1815 German Confederation
postLeipzigStatus occupied by Coalition forces
postNapoleonicSettlement Congress of Vienna
predecessor Electorate of Saxony
religion Lutheranism
rulerTitle King of Saxony
sideAtBattleOfLeipzig France
startTime 1806
statusDuringNapoleonicWars initially allied with France
member state of the Confederation of the Rhine
statusDuringSixthCoalition divided loyalties between France and Coalition powers
partially opposed Napoleon
successor Saxony
surface form: Free State of Saxony
territorialChange lost large territories to Prussia in 1815
troopsAtBattleOfLeipzig fought initially for Napoleon
some units defected to the Coalition
warInvolvement Napoleonic Wars
War of the Fifth Coalition
War of the Fourth Coalition
War of the Sixth Coalition

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War of the Sixth Coalition belligerent Saxony (later in the war, partially against Napoleon)