Dukes of Saxony-Zeitz

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The Dukes of Saxony-Zeitz were a cadet branch of the Wettin dynasty who ruled a small Ernestine duchy in central Germany during the 17th and early 18th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cadet branch
ducal line
noble house
associatedWith Ernestine duchies NERFINISHED
branchOf Ernestine line of the House of Wettin NERFINISHED
capital Zeitz NERFINISHED
coexistedWith Dukes of Saxony-Merseburg NERFINISHED
Dukes of Saxony-Weissenfels NERFINISHED
country Holy Roman Empire
dissolutionReason extinction of the male line
dynasty Wettin dynasty NERFINISHED
endTime 1718
ethnicComposition German nobility
feudalStatus imperial fief
firstDuke Maurice of Saxony-Zeitz NERFINISHED
governmentForm duchy
heraldry Wettin coat of arms with territorial differencing
historicalEra Early Modern period NERFINISHED
houseStyle House of Wettin (Ernestine branch) NERFINISHED
language German
lastDuke Maurice Adolph of Saxony-Zeitz NERFINISHED
locatedIn Electorate of Saxony (territorial sphere) NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Germany NERFINISHED
nobleFamilyType German princely family
nobleRank duke
originatedFrom partition of the Electorate of Saxony in 1657
overlord Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
partOf House of Wettin NERFINISHED
politicalSystem hereditary monarchy
predecessorState Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
reabsorbedBy Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
region central Germany
religion Lutheranism
ruled Duchy of Saxony-Zeitz NERFINISHED
startTime 1657
successorState Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
territorialCore Zeitz and surrounding lands in present-day Saxony-Anhalt
timePeriod 17th century
early 18th century
titleHolder Christian I of Saxony-Merseburg-Zeitz (as co-branch contextually related) NERFINISHED
Frederick Henry of Saxony-Zeitz NERFINISHED
Maurice Adolph of Saxony-Zeitz NERFINISHED
Maurice William of Saxony-Zeitz NERFINISHED
Maurice of Saxony-Zeitz NERFINISHED
usedTitle Herzog von Sachsen-Zeitz NERFINISHED

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Weißenfels wasDucalResidenceOf Dukes of Saxony-Zeitz