Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
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The Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg was a medieval principality of the Holy Roman Empire that became notable as the core territory of the later Electorate of Saxony and a key center in early German and Reformation history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saxe-Wittenberg | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
duchy
ⓘ
principality ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Golden Bull of 1356 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margraviate of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Margraviate of Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Saxon coat of arms with crancelin ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currency | various medieval German coinages ⓘ |
| dynasticBranch | Ascanian line of Saxe-Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralDignityGrantedBy | Golden Bull of 1356 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1356 ⓘ |
| feudalRank | imperial prince ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| hadImperialStatus | prince-electorate-designate of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hadRuler |
Albert II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eric I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudolf II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle | Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
High Middle Ages
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantTown |
Gräfenhainichen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kemberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Middle High German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterHistoricalSignificance |
core territory of the later Electorate of Saxony
ⓘ
precursor state to a major center of the Protestant Reformation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elbe River region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
development of the Saxon electoral title
ⓘ
territorial fragmentation of medieval Saxony ⓘ |
| predecessor | Duchy of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| rulingHouse | House of Ascania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1296 ⓘ |
| successor | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCoreOf | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saxe-Wittenberg
this entity surface form:
Saxe-Wittenberg