Risultati di ricerca
This article lists dukes, electors, and kings ruling over different territories named Saxony from the beginning of the Saxon Duchy in the 6th century to the end of the German monarchies in 1918. The electors of Saxony from John the Steadfast onwards were Lutheran until Augustus II of Saxony converted to Catholicism in order to be ...
Family tree of the House of Wettin. Coats of arms. See also. References. External links. House of Wettin. 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.
- 10th century
- Theodoric I
Founded in 1826 by Ernest Anton, the sixth duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, it is a cadet branch of the Saxon House of Wettin. One agnatic branch currently reigns in Belgium —the descendants of Leopold I —and another reigned until the death of Elizabeth II in the United Kingdom —the descendants of Albert, Prince Consort .
The Royal Family; Queen Elizabeth II; ... Saxon Kings. Encyclopedia Egbert, King of Wessex (r. 802-839) Encyclopedia Ethelwulf (r. 839-856) Encyclopedia Ethelbald (r ...
Unofficial Royalty: Albert of Saxony; Princess Carola of Vasa. Full Name: Karolina Fredrika Franciska Stefania Amalia Cecilia Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of Saxony Born: August 5, 1833, Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna Parents: Crown Prince Gustav of Sweden and Princess Louise Amelie of Baden Married: June 18, 1853, in Dresden, to the future King ...
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.
Kingdom of Saxony: An Overview | Unofficial Royalty. by Johan. Dynasty: Wettin. Capital: Dresden. Last Ruler: King Frederick Augustus III (1865-1932) ruled 1904-1918. Official residences: Zwinger Palace, Pillnitz Castle (summer home), Dresden Castle.
