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.

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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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House of Wettin hasBranch Saxe-Merseburg