Principality of Anhalt
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The Principality of Anhalt was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, located in Central Germany, in what is today part of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Ballenstedt Castle
Der Herzoge von Anhalte., Codex Manesse, c. 1305/15
Albrecht der Bär
Bernhard von Sachsen
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
Principality of Anhalt
…today part of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. Under the rule of the House of Ascania, the Anhalt territory was split off the German stem duchy of Saxony in 1212 and granted to Count Henry I, who was raised to the rank of a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire in 1218. Ruled by Ascanian princes from the High…
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