Duchy of Saxony
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The Duchy of Saxony was a medieval duchy that encompassed Old Saxony, a historical region settled by the Saxons since the Migration Period. Initially independent, it came under the sphere of influence
The Duchy of Saxony in 1000
Stem duchies of the German kingdom 919–1125, by William R. Shepherd: Saxony in yellow, Franconia in blue, Bavaria in green, Swabia in light orange, Lower Lotharingia in dark pink, Upper Lotharingia in light pink, Thuringia in dark orange and Frisia in light orange
Coat of arms of the House of Welf
Welf possessions in the 12th century, showing the duchies of Saxony and Bavaria
History of Saxony
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The history of Saxony is encompassing the history of modern German state of Saxony and its predecessors in the wider region of Upper Saxony, and also includes the historical overview of various mediev
Duchy of Saxony
…Albert II continued the joint rule in Saxony. In 1288, Albert II applied to King Rudolph I for the enfeoffment of his son and heir Rudolph I with the Palatinate of Saxony, an old palatine county in the Saale-Unstrut region, which ensued a long-lasting dispute with the eager clan of the House of Wettin. When the County…
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Duchies in Saxon lands (1235): the Ascanian Duchy of Saxony (green), the Welf Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and the ecclessiastical Duchy of Westphalia
Kings of Poland and Electors of Saxony; Augustus II in the foreground and Augustus III behind him as depicted on Fürstenzug mural in Dresden
Historic boundary stones of Saxony and Prussia in Königswartha