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.

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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

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Duchy of Saxony followedBy Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
House of Ascania hasBranch Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
this entity surface form: Saxe-Wittenberg
House of Ascania hasMainTerritory Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
this entity surface form: Saxe-Wittenberg
Electorate of Saxony precededBy Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
Ascanian dynasty ruled Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg