Saxe-Weissenfels

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Saxe-Weissenfels was a ducal line and territorial principality in early modern Germany that emerged from the partition of Saxon lands among members of the Wettin dynasty.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Saxe-Weissenfels canonical 3
Duchy of Saxe-Weissenfels 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy ⓘ
former state ⓘ
territorial principality ⓘ
associatedWith German Baroque culture ⓘ
branchOf Albertine line of the House of Wettin ⓘ
linked to: Albertine line
capital Weißenfels ⓘ
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Saxe-Weissenfels ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
createdAs secundogeniture of the Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
dynasty House of Wettin ⓘ
endTime 1746 ⓘ
era Early modern period ⓘ
extinctionReason extinction of the ducal line in the male line ⓘ
firstRuler August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels ⓘ
foundedBy Elector John George I of Saxony ⓘ
governmentType duchy ⓘ
hadCadetBranch Dukes of Saxe-Weissenfels ⓘ
historicalRegion Saxony ⓘ
includedTerritory Lützen ⓘ
Merseburg (temporarily) ⓘ
Querfurt ⓘ
Weißenfels ⓘ
language German ⓘ
lastRuler Johann Adolf II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels ⓘ
locatedIn Central Germany ⓘ
Electoral Saxony ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
nobleRankOfRuler duke ⓘ
notableRuler August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels ⓘ
Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels ⓘ
Johann Adolf II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels ⓘ
partitionOf Saxon lands of the House of Wettin ⓘ
partOf Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
politicalStatus imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
predecessor Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
reasonForFoundation partition of Saxon lands among sons of John George I ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
revertedTo Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
rulingHouse House of Wettin ⓘ
startTime 1656 ⓘ
successor Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
suzerain Elector of Saxony ⓘ
titleHeldByRuler Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Weissenfels
todayPartOf Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
linked to: Germany

state of Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Wettin → hasBranch → Saxe-Weissenfels ⓘ
House of Wettin → ruledTerritory → Duchy of Saxe-Weissenfels ⓘ
linked to: Saxe-Weissenfels
Duke of Weissenfels → associatedWith → Saxe-Weissenfels ⓘ