Saxe-Weissenfels

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Saxe-Weissenfels was a ducal line and territorial principality in early modern Germany that emerged from the partition of Saxon lands among members of the Wettin dynasty.

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Surface form Occurrences
Duchy of Saxe-Weissenfels 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy
former state
territorial principality
associatedWith German Baroque culture
branchOf Albertine line of the House of Wettin NERFINISHED
capital Weißenfels NERFINISHED
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Saxe-Weissenfels NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
createdAs secundogeniture of the Electorate of Saxony
dynasty House of Wettin NERFINISHED
endTime 1746
era Early modern period
extinctionReason extinction of the ducal line in the male line
firstRuler August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels NERFINISHED
foundedBy Elector John George I of Saxony NERFINISHED
governmentType duchy
hadCadetBranch Dukes of Saxe-Weissenfels NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Saxony NERFINISHED
includedTerritory Lützen NERFINISHED
Merseburg (temporarily)
Querfurt NERFINISHED
Weißenfels NERFINISHED
language German
lastRuler Johann Adolf II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels NERFINISHED
locatedIn Central Germany NERFINISHED
Electoral Saxony NERFINISHED
Germany
nobleRankOfRuler duke
notableRuler August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels NERFINISHED
Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels NERFINISHED
Johann Adolf II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels NERFINISHED
partitionOf Saxon lands of the House of Wettin NERFINISHED
partOf Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
politicalStatus imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire
predecessor Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
reasonForFoundation partition of Saxon lands among sons of John George I
religion Lutheranism
revertedTo Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
rulingHouse House of Wettin NERFINISHED
startTime 1656
successor Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
suzerain Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
titleHeldByRuler Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels NERFINISHED
todayPartOf Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED
state of Saxony-Anhalt

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House of Wettin hasBranch Saxe-Weissenfels
House of Wettin ruledTerritory Saxe-Weissenfels
this entity surface form: Duchy of Saxe-Weissenfels
Duke of Weissenfels associatedWith Saxe-Weissenfels