Saxony (later in the war, partially against Napoleon)

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Saxony was a German kingdom whose shifting alliances during the Napoleonic Wars saw it initially support Napoleon before partially turning against him in the War of the Sixth Coalition.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical polity ⓘ
kingdom ⓘ
alliance Confederation of the Rhine ⓘ
allyOf Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon I
battleInvolvement Battle of Jena–Auerstedt ⓘ
Battle of Leipzig ⓘ
Battle of Wagram ⓘ
capital Dresden ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ
dynasty House of Wettin ⓘ
elevatedToKingdomBy Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon I
elevationToKingdomYear 1806 ⓘ
endTime 1918 ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
historicalEra Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ
joinedConfederationOfTheRhine 1806 ⓘ
language German ⓘ
laterPartOf German Empire ⓘ
North German Confederation ⓘ
locatedIn Central Europe ⓘ
monarchDuringNapoleonicWars Frederick Augustus I of Saxony ⓘ
Frederick Augustus III, Elector of Saxony (before 1806) ⓘ
neighbor Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
partOf German states ⓘ
partOfAfter1815 German Confederation ⓘ
postLeipzigStatus occupied by Coalition forces ⓘ
postNapoleonicSettlement Congress of Vienna ⓘ
predecessor Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
rulerTitle King of Saxony ⓘ
sideAtBattleOfLeipzig France ⓘ
startTime 1806 ⓘ
statusDuringNapoleonicWars initially allied with France ⓘ
member state of the Confederation of the Rhine ⓘ
statusDuringSixthCoalition divided loyalties between France and Coalition powers ⓘ
partially opposed Napoleon ⓘ
successor Free State of Saxony ⓘ
linked to: Saxony
territorialChange lost large territories to Prussia in 1815 ⓘ
troopsAtBattleOfLeipzig fought initially for Napoleon ⓘ
some units defected to the Coalition ⓘ
warInvolvement Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
War of the Fifth Coalition ⓘ
War of the Fourth Coalition ⓘ
War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ

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War of the Sixth Coalition → belligerent → Saxony (later in the war, partially against Napoleon) ⓘ