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House of Ascania. Partitions of Saxony under Ascanian rule. Table of rulers. House of Wettin. Partitions of Saxony under Wettin rule. Table of rulers. Kingdom of Saxony. Free state of Saxony. See also. References. External links. List of rulers of Saxony.
The House of Wettin (German: Haus Wettin) was a dynasty of German kings, prince-electors, dukes, and counts that once ruled territories in the present-day German states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The dynasty is one of the oldest in Europe, and its origins can be traced back to the town of Wettin, Saxony-Anhalt.
- 10th century
- Theodoric I
Wettin Dynasty, major European dynasty, genealogically traceable to the start of the 10th century ad. Its earliest known ancestors were active in pushing Germany’s frontier eastward into formerly Slav territory; and by the end of the 1080s two of their descendants, brothers, held not only the.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Kingdom of Saxony ( German: Königreich Sachsen ), lasting from 1806 to 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Germany. The kingdom was formed from the Electorate of Saxony. From 1871, it was part of the German Empire.
Article History. Category: History & Society. Also called: Liudolfing Dynasty. Saxon Dynasty, ruling house of German kings (Holy Roman emperors) from 919 to 1024. It came to power when the Liudolfing duke of Saxony was elected German king as Henry I (later called the Fowler), in 919.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
8 mar 2024 · Saxony. historical region, duchy, and kingdom, Europe. Also known as: Sachsen, Saxe. Written and fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Kings of Saxony. Heads of the Albertine Branch of the House of Wettin (since 1918) References. Other websites. List of rulers of Saxony. Coat of arms of Saxony used since the accession of the House of Ascania to dukedom in 1180, comprising the Ascanian crest with an added bendwise crancelin indicating the Saxon ducal rank.
