Saxe-Merseburg
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Saxe-Merseburg was a minor ducal state in early modern Germany, ruled by a cadet line of the Wettin dynasty within the Holy Roman Empire.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
duchy
ⓘ
former state ⓘ imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Duchy of Saxe-Weissenfels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Saxe-Zeitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Merseburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | arms of the Saxe-Merseburg line of the House of Wettin ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| createdFrom | partition of Albertine Saxon lands ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | extinction of the male line of its ruling house ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1738 ⓘ |
| era | Early modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedAsState | 1657 ⓘ |
| firstRuler | Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Duke Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | duchy ⓘ |
| hadResidence | Merseburg Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1657-04-22 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ |
| memberOf | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Merseburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRankOfRuler | duke ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christian II, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Christian III Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Upper Saxon Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankWithinEmpire | imperial estate with a ducal vote ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| ruledByBranch | Albertine line of the House of Wettin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledByDynasty | House of Wettin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulerTitle | Duke of Saxe-Merseburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | imperial immediacy ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryReintegratedInto | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| todayPartOf |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal state of Saxony-Anhalt NERFINISHED ⓘ partly Saxony ⓘ |
| typeOfState | territorial duchy ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Early New High German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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