Duke of Saxony

E16908

hereditary title noble title

The Duke of Saxony was a historic noble title associated with the rulers and high-ranking princes of the Saxony region in what is now Germany.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hereditary title → noble title →
appliesToTerritory	Duchy of Saxony → Electorate of Saxony → Kingdom of Saxony → Saxony →
associatedWithEthnicGroup	Saxons →
associatedWithEvent	Christianization of Saxony → Reformation in Saxony → Saxon Wars →
associatedWithReligion	Lutheranism → Roman Catholic Church →
associatedWithTitle	Elector of Saxony → King of Saxony →
country	Holy Roman Empire →
femaleEquivalent	Duchess of Saxony →
feudalStatus	immediate vassal of the Holy Roman Emperor →
governmentalRole	imperial prince → territorial ruler →
hasCapitalHistorically	Dresden → Magdeburg → Wittenberg →
hasGender	maleHolder →
hasHolder	Ascanian dynasty → Billung dynasty → House of Wettin → Liudolfing dynasty → Welf dynasty →
historicalRegion	Lower Saxony → Old Saxony → Upper Saxony →
languageOfTitle	German →
locatedInPresentDay	Germany →
nobleRank	duke → prince →
notableHolder	Albert I, Duke of Saxony → Augustus, Elector of Saxony → Bernard I, Duke of Saxony → Frederick I, Elector of Saxony → Henry the Lion → Otto the Illustrious →
originalLanguageForm	Herzog von Sachsen →
partOf	German nobility → Imperial princes of the Holy Roman Empire →
succession	hereditary succession →
titleType	territorial title →
usedIn	early modern period → medieval period → modern period →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Albert I of Belgium → Edward VII → Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha →	title
Ascanian dynasty →	hasTitle
Kurfürsten →	includedOffice
College of Electors →	includesOffice
Golden Bull of 1356 →	listsElector
Kurfürstenkollegium →	member
Frederick the Wise →	nobleTitle
Duke of Saxony ("Albert I, Duke of Saxony") →	notableHolder
Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire →	originalElectorsIncluded
Duke of Saxony ("Herzog von Sachsen") →	originalLanguageForm
House of Welf →	providedTitle