House of Wettin
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The House of Wettin is a historic German dynasty that produced numerous European monarchs and ruling families, significantly shaping the political landscape of Central and Western Europe.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | 1 |
| House of Saxe-Hildburghausen | 1 |
| House of Wettin (through Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) | 1 |
| Wettin dynasty | 1 |
| dynastic arms of the House of Wettin | 1 |
Statements (84)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dynasty
ⓘ
noble house ⓘ royal house ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 10th century ⓘ |
| hasAncestralSeat | Wettin Castle ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Albertine line
ⓘ
Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin ⓘ
surface form:
Ernestine line
Saxe-Altenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
surface form:
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Saxe-Coburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Saxe-Gotha NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxe-Hildburghausen NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxe-Lauenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxe-Meiningen NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxe-Merseburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxe-Weissenfels NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxe-Zeitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCadetBranch |
Belgian monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian royal family
British royal family ⓘ Bulgarian royal family ⓘ Portuguese royal family ⓘ Romanian royal family ⓘ |
| hasCoatOfArms | Arms of the House of Wettin ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Albert III, Duke of Saxony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Augustus II the Strong ⓘ Augustus III as King of Poland ⓘ
surface form:
Augustus III of Poland
Augustus, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ Edward VII ⓘ Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferdinand I of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferdinand I of Romania ⓘ Ferdinand II of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Augustus I of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Augustus II of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Augustus III of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick I of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick II, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick III, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ George V ⓘ John, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Leopold I of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Leopold I, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedRegion |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wettin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originRegion |
Saxony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thuringia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Reformation
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformation
|
| religion |
Lutheranism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruledTerritory |
Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saxe-Coburg ⓘ
surface form:
Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Saxe-Gotha NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Saxe-Merseburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Saxe-Weissenfels NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Saxe-Zeitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Electorate of Saxony ⓘ Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Bulgaria ⓘ Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ Kingdom of Romania ⓘ Kingdom of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of the Two Sicilies NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| splitIntoBranches |
Albertine line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin ⓘ
surface form:
Ernestine line
|
| splitOccurredAtEvent | Treaty of Leipzig ⓘ |
| splitOccurredInYear | 1485 ⓘ |
| usedDynasticName |
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windsor ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
House of Wettin (through Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
this entity surface form:
Wettin dynasty
this entity surface form:
House of Saxe-Hildburghausen
this entity surface form:
House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
this entity surface form:
dynastic arms of the House of Wettin