Electorate of Saxony
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The Electorate of Saxony was a significant early modern German state within the Holy Roman Empire, centered on Saxony and known for its influential role in politics, culture, and music.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Electors of Saxony | 1 |
| arms of the Electorate of Saxony | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern German state
ⓘ
prince-electorate ⓘ state of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| capital |
Dresden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torgau NERFINISHED ⓘ Wittenberg ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| createdBy | Golden Bull of 1356 ⓘ |
| culturalInfluenceOn |
German Baroque music
ⓘ
Lutheran church music ⓘ |
| currency | Saxon thaler ⓘ |
| dissolutionYear | 1806 ⓘ |
| dissolvedAsResultOf | dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| electoralRank | Prince-elector ⓘ |
| electoralVoteFor | Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| electorateCreated | 1356 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1806 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kingdom of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType |
hereditary principality
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Lutheranism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Meissen
ⓘ
Upper Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantCity |
Chemnitz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ Meissen ⓘ Zwickau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
court culture in Dresden
ⓘ
important role in the Protestant Reformation ⓘ patronage of music and the arts ⓘ strong Lutheran tradition ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Upper Saxon Circle ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Augustus II the Strong
ⓘ
Augustus III as King of Poland ⓘ
surface form:
Augustus III of Poland
Augustus, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick III, Elector of Saxony ⓘ John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| personalUnionPeriod | 1697–1763 ⓘ |
| personalUnionWith | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | House of Wettin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingHouse |
Albertine branch of the House of Wettin
ⓘ
surface form:
Albertine line of the House of Wettin
Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin ⓘ
surface form:
Ernestine line of the House of Wettin
|
| startTime | 1356 ⓘ |
Referenced by (98)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
arms of the Electorate of Saxony
subject surface form:
Zeitz