Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg

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The Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg was a small Ernestine duchy in what is now central Germany, existing from the early 17th century until the end of the German monarchies in 1918.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ernestine duchy
duchy
former state
borderedBy Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
surface form: Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
Duchy of Saxe-Weimar
surface form: Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Kingdom of Saxony
capital Altenburg
coatOfArms arms of the Ernestine line of Wettin with Altenburg escutcheon
commonLanguage German
continent Europe
country German Confederation
German Empire
North German Confederation
currency German gold mark
North German thaler
Thuringian guilder
dissolutionCause German Revolution of 1918–1919
dynasty Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin
surface form: Ernestine line of the House of Wettin
endTime 1918
flag black-white-green horizontal tricolour
governmentType duchy
monarchy
headOfStateTitle Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
historicalRegion Thuringian states
language German
lastRuler Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
lastRulerEndTime 1918
locatedIn Thuringia
central Germany
memberOf German Confederation
German Empire
Holy Roman Empire
North German Confederation
partOf Ernestine duchies
predecessor Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Duchy of Saxe-Weimar
religion Lutheranism
rulingHouse House of Wettin
shortName Saxe-Altenburg
startTime 1603
successor Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Free State of Saxe-Altenburg

Thuringia
surface form: State of Thuringia
todayPartOf Thuringia
surface form: Free State of Thuringia

Germany

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German states includedEntity Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
Georg-Hans Reinhardt placeOfBirth Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach borderedBy Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
North German Confederation memberState Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
House of Wettin hasBranch Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
this entity surface form: Saxe-Altenburg
House of Wettin ruledTerritory Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
Reuss principalities sharesBorderWith Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
this entity surface form: Saxe-Altenburg
South German gulden usedIn Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
Ernestine duchies hasPart Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
Ernestine House Order associatedWith Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
this entity surface form: Saxe-Altenburg
Altenburg historicalRegion Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
Duchy of Anhalt sharesBorderWith Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg successor Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Free State of Saxe-Altenburg
Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen successor Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen borderedBy Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg