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.

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instanceOf early modern German state
prince-electorate
state of the Holy Roman Empire
capital Dresden
Torgau
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
governmentType hereditary principality
monarchy
hasLanguage German
hasReligion Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
historicalRegion Meissen
Upper Saxony
importantCity Chemnitz
Leipzig
Meissen
Zwickau
knownFor court culture in Dresden
important role in the Protestant Reformation
patronage of music and the arts
strong Lutheran tradition
locatedIn Central Europe
Saxony
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
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
partOf Holy Roman Empire
personalUnionPeriod 1697–1763
personalUnionWith Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
precededBy Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
rulingDynasty House of Wettin
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

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Anton Raphael Mengs countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
Carl Ritter placeOfBirth Electorate of Saxony
Johannes Eisleben countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
County of Mansfeld borderedBy Electorate of Saxony
Orchestral suites (Bach) countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony
Gottsched countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
subject surface form: Johann Christoph Gottsched
Johann Ambrosius countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
subject surface form: Johann Ambrosius Bach
Upper Saxon Circle appliesToJurisdiction Electorate of Saxony
Upper Saxon Circle hasPart Electorate of Saxony
Georg Philipp Telemann countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
Georg Philipp Telemann placeOfBirth Electorate of Saxony
Battle of Mühlberg location Electorate of Saxony
Johanna Juditha Bach countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
Lämmerhirt countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
subject surface form: Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt
Critische Dichtkunst countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony
Leipzig literary circles country Electorate of Saxony
Junker Jörg countryAssociated Electorate of Saxony
Luther family country Electorate of Saxony
Luther family region Electorate of Saxony
Nimbschen Cistercian convent locatedIn Electorate of Saxony
Johann Hermann Schein countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
Margarete Luther countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
Margarete Luther residence Electorate of Saxony
Carpzov family country Electorate of Saxony
Benedikt Carpzov the Elder countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
Johann August Ernesti countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
Contrapunctus IX countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony
Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony birthPlace Electorate of Saxony
Christoph Bach countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
Wurzen historicalAffiliation Electorate of Saxony
Schmalkaldic League hasMember Electorate of Saxony
Johann von Staupitz countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
Picander countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
Fugue in C major, BWV 846 countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony
BWV 244 firstPerformanceCountry Electorate of Saxony
Martin countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
subject surface form: Martin Luther the Younger
Carl Friedrich Abel countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
Margaretha Elisabeth Liebe countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848 countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony
Johann Kuhnau countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
Maria Barbara countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
subject surface form: Maria Barbara Bach