Kingdom of Saxony

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The Kingdom of Saxony was a German monarchy that existed from the early 19th century until the end of World War I, centered on the city of Dresden and known for its cultural and industrial significance within central Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent state of the German Empire
former kingdom
historical German state
alliedWith First French Empire
surface form: Napoleonic France
capital Dresden
changedAllegiance Coalition powers after 1813
coatOfArms Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony
continent Europe
country Germany
currency German gold mark
Saxon thaler
Saxon thaler
surface form: Saxon vereinsthaler
demiseCause German Revolution of 1918–1919
dissolved 1918-11-13
endTime 1918
firstMonarch Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
flag Flag of the Kingdom of Saxony
followed Electorate of Saxony
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
headOfStateTitle King of Saxony
historicalRegion Saxony
inception 1806-12-20
knownFor cultural significance in Central Europe
industrial development in the 19th century
lastMonarch Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
legislature Saxon Landtag
locatedIn Central Europe
German Confederation
German Empire
North German Confederation
majorCity Chemnitz
Leipzig
majorRiver Elbe
memberOf Confederation of the Rhine
German Confederation
German Empire
North German Confederation
neighboringEntity Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Bohemia
surface form: Kingdom of Bohemia (Austrian Empire / Austria-Hungary)

Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
officialLanguage German
participatedIn Austro-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
Napoleonic Wars
World War I
partOf Holy Roman Empire
surface form: Holy Roman Empire (early predecessor territory)
religion Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
replacedBy Saxony
surface form: Free State of Saxony
rulingDynasty House of Wettin
startTime 1806

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Samuel Erdmann Tzschirner residence Kingdom of Saxony
Wilhelm Liebknecht countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Saxony
Duchy of Anhalt sharesBorderWith Kingdom of Saxony
Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust birthPlace Kingdom of Saxony
Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust deathPlace Kingdom of Saxony
Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg borderedBy Kingdom of Saxony
Emil Jellinek countryOfBirth Kingdom of Saxony
Ignaz Moscheles deathPlace Kingdom of Saxony
Gert Fröbe placeOfBirth Kingdom of Saxony
LZ 18 Sachsen namedAfter Kingdom of Saxony
Kunstgewerbeschule Dresden locatedIn Kingdom of Saxony
Karl May birthPlace Kingdom of Saxony
Karl May deathPlace Kingdom of Saxony
Karl May countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Saxony
Max Klinger placeOfBirth Kingdom of Saxony
Königstein Fortress controlledBy Kingdom of Saxony
Jean-Baptiste Bessières placeOfDeath Kingdom of Saxony
Hermann Carl Vogel countryOfBirth Kingdom of Saxony
Upper Saxony successor Kingdom of Saxony
Saxon War Ministry country Kingdom of Saxony
Saxon War Ministry appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Saxony
Saxon War Ministry countryDuringExistence Kingdom of Saxony
Tuiskon Ziller countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Saxony
Tuiskon Ziller placeOfDeath Kingdom of Saxony
Lvov countryOfBirth Kingdom of Saxony
subject surface form: Georgy Lvov
Prince Georgy Lvov placeOfBirth Kingdom of Saxony
Carl Gustav Carus countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Saxony
Hans von Bülow placeOfBirth Kingdom of Saxony
Prince Józef Poniatowski deathPlace Kingdom of Saxony
Wilhelm Eduard Weber countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Saxony