Saxo Grammaticus

History of Saxony

Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

The Electorate of Saxony, its approximate predecessor (1356–1806).

The Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in the 17th century, the Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield line lasted until the reshuffle of Ernestine territories that occurred following...

The Saxon Duchies in Thuringia split off from the Electorate of Saxony after 1485

The Free State of Saxony, a federal German state in eastern Germany, recreated in 1990, also (1918–1934).

Saxony-Wittenberg summary and related information.

Saxony-Anhalt, a federal German state located downstream (northwest) of the State of Saxony.

Rulers of Saxony

Lower Saxony, a federal German state located on the lower Elbe, northwest of Saxony-Anhalt.

The Duchy of Saxony, a medieval duchy (until 1180).

Saxe-Lauenburg summary and related information.

Saxe-Marksuhl summary and related information.

Saxe-Eisenach (German: Sachsen-Eisenach) was the name of three different duchies that existed at different times in Thuringia. The chief town and capital of all three duchies was...

Saxe-Altenburg (German: Sachsen-Altenburg) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty.[1] Altenburg was its own state, with a vote in the diet, for much of the 17th century until the extinction of its ruling line in...

The Kingdom of Saxony, its predecessor state (1806–1918).

The Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in the 17th century, the Saxe-Meiningen line lasted, without much distinction, until the end of the monarchies in 1918 . In the...

Saxony yarn, a fine 3-ply yarn spun from the wool of merino sheep and dyed with natural dyes, first produced in the Kingdom of and Free State of Saxony, and later in England, France, and New England.

Saxe-Hildburghausen summary and related information.

The Kingdom of Hanover was governed by the Royal House of Hanover. Hanover's Kings had been Kings of Great Britain for a period of 123 years (Georges I to IV and William IV). King George V of Hanover enjoyed staying in the Harzer Okertal and established...

Saxe-Weimar (German: Sachsen-Weimar) was a duchy in Thuringia, Germany. The chief town and capital was...

The Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (German: Herzogtum Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach) was created in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach, which had been in personal union since 1741, when the Saxe-Eisenach line had died...

The Prussian Province of Saxony, its predecessor until 1945, ceded by the Kingdom in 1816.

Sachsen class frigate, Germany's latest class of highly advanced air-defense frigates.

Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (German Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg) was a historical state in today's Thuringia, Germany. It was nominally created in 1672 when Frederick Wilhelm III, the last duke of Saxe-Altenburg died and Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (who had...

Saxe-Gotha (German: Sachsen-Gotha) was a historical state in today's Thuringia, Germany. It was created in 1640 for Duke Ernest I and ended in 1680 when his lands were divided after his death in 1675. The area around Gotha passed to Ernest's eldest...

Saxe-Coburg (German: Sachsen-Coburg) is a historical state in today's Bavaria, Germany. It was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach after the Division of Erfurt in 1572. In 1596 Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach was split, Johann Casimir got Saxe-Coburg and...

Sachsen bei Ansbach, a town in the district of Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany

The Duchy of Saxe-Jena was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in 1672 for Bernhard, fourth son of Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Saxe-Jena was reincorporated into Saxe-Weimar on the extinction of...

Old Saxony, the origin of the Saxon and Anglo-Saxon people.

Saxony Hotel, in Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Saxony Mill, a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rockville, Connecticut, USA

Saxons - The Saxons or Saxon people were a confederation of Old Germanic tribes, originally from northern Germany