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Ads by Google Related Topics Zhou Dynasty Tang Dynasty Song Dynasty Jin Dynasty 265 420 Wettin, Saxony Anhalt      Courtly lives - The Wettin Dynasty The county of Altenburg became a possession of the Wettin family in 1328. He become the elector of Saxony, in 1425 and was called Frederick I. The Wettin holdings were then divided (in 1485) between Frederick II's sons: Ernest and Albert, "the Bold" of Saxony who was born July 31m 1443. The county of Orlamunde became a possession in 1344. http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/polcrt/Wettin.html      CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saxony Elector Frederick the Valiant died in 1464, and his two sons made a division of his territories at Leipzig on 26 August, 1485, which led to the still existing separation of the Wettin dynasty into the Ernestine and Albertine lines. The Emperor Sigismund bestowed the country and electoral dignity upon Margrave Frederick the Valiant of Meissen, a member of the Wettin line. In 1422 Saxe-Wittenberg, and the Margravates of Meissen and Thuringia were united into one country, which gradually received the name of Saxony. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13497b.htm      Courtly Lives - The Wettin Dynasty John George I (Wettin), Elector of Saxony was born March 15, 1585 and died October 18, 1656. Christian I (Wettin) of Saxony was born October 29, 1560 and died September 25, 1591. Frederick I (Wettin) "the Warlike" was an elector of Saxony. http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/polcrt/WettinTree.html      Rulers of Saxony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (on Frederick II's death, the Wettin territories were divided between his sons. Ernest, became elector and inherited Northern Meissen, Southern Thuringia, and 5 Heads of the House of Wettin since 1918 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rulers_of_Saxony      (Poland: History of its Elective Democracy) The kings were now kings in name only and in fact became presidents of the Senate elected for life. In consequence, a huge alfresco encampment resulted, much like the Mall rallies in Washington D.C. Although many attempts were made to limit the attendance to Deputies elected by the Seymiks for that purpose, they failed, as no power could bar the electorate from attending. Each of ti'e successive members of that dynasty was required to obtain the explicit consent of the national Seym, by then already well established, before being crowned King of Poland. http://wings.buffalo.edu/info-poland/JJ.html      Historical Flags (Thuringia, Germany) In 1423 margrave Frederick of Meissen, count of Wettin, received the duchy and the electoral dignity of Upper Saxony. In 1423, Frederick the Warlike of Meissen was granted Saxony and became (1425) elector of Saxony as Frederick I. The Wettin holdings were repeatedly subdivided. The English house changed its name to Windsor; the Bulgarian branch was deposed in 1946. http://www.hampshireflag.co.uk/world-flags/allflags/de-th_hi.html      John George III of Saxony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia They had a son named Frederick Augustus (the Strong), later ruler of Dresden, Saxony and John George III Wettin married Anne Sophia of Denmark. http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_George_III_Wettin      The Third of May Constitution As in England, the king was no longer responsible for his actions: ministers countersigning his decisions took the responsibility for him. pass to the Saxon Wettin dynasty after King Stanis³aw August's death. http://www.senat.gov.pl/k4eng/historia/noty/NOTA17E.HTM      Encyclopedia: Royal coronations in Poland Wettin dynasty Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth History of Poland History of Lithuania History of Ukraine History of Belarus Guidelines for the spelling of names of Polish rulers 15 September 1697 - August II the Strong (Wettin) 17 January 1734 - August III Wettin and Maria Jozefa http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Royal-coronations-in-Poland      Saxony This line received what later became Thuringia and founded several tiny states there (see Thuringia for more details). The small remains were passed to an Ascanian dynasty and were divided in 1260 into the two mini states of Saxony-Lauenburg and Saxony-Wittenberg. The first Duchy of Saxony emerged about 700 in a region, which is completely different from the present state of Saxony: It was located in today's Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/s/sa/saxony.html      Ancestors and Family of Albert Augustus Saxe-Coburg-Gotha A member of the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty, he was the second son of Ernest, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Throughout almost 40 years of widowhood, the Queen decided important questions on the basis of what she thought Albert would have done. http://nygaard.howards.net/files/3620.htm      Wettin - encyclopedia article about Wettin. Free access, no registration needed. What does Wettin mean? What is Wettin? ... Created margraves of Meissen in 1089 and dukes of Saxony in 1423 with the dignity of electors of the Holy Roman Empire, the family also acquired the landgravate of Thuringia in 1263, but divided into two branches in 1485. Wettin is the original home of the Wettin dynasty, which ruled Saxony for 800 years, were kings of Poland for a while and from which Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, was descended. The Wettin Burggymnasium (high school) is famous for its art, where people with talent in art can take art to high-school graduation level (Abitur). http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Wettin      Maurice of Saxony (1521-1553) Ousted in 1547, he returned after John Frederick's defeat in the Battle of Mühlberg (April 24, 1547) and received the electoral dignity and sizable lands. Duke (1541–53) and later elector (1547–53) of Saxony, whose clever manipulation of alliances and disputes gained the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty extensive lands and the electoral dignity. In 1545, he was dissuaded from supporting the Lutheran Schmalkaldic League by an imperial promise of the Saxon electorship, held by Johann Friedrich (1503-1554) the Magnanimous of the rival Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty ; Maurice returned to Charles's camp and conquered electoral Saxony. http://www.hfac.uh.edu/gbrown/philosophers/leibniz/BritannicaPages/MauriceSaxony/MauriceSaxony.html      AllRefer Encyclopedia - Eisenach, Germany (German Political Geography) - Encyclopedia It often served as a residence of the electors of Saxony and the dukes of Saxe-Weimar. The city passed to the house of Wettin in 1440, to the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in 1485, and to Saxe-Weimar (later Saxe-Weimar–Eisenach) in 1741. http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/E/Eisenach.html      PageS.html From this dynasty the territory passed in 1137 to Henry the Pourd of Bavaria, and, it was his son, Henry the Lion who was deprived of his territory by Emp. Wettin Dynasty passed to the family branch of the Ernestine Line passed to Saxe-Gotha in 1672... Ernest II of Saxe-Coburg in 1826 gave Saalfed to Saxe-Meiningen while he received Sax-Gotha and took up the title of Gran Duke Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. http://www.remmick.org/Remmick.German.Facts/PageS.html      Paradox Entertainment Forums - - ARCHIVE - Ducal Court of Saxony The margraves of Meissen acquired (13th–14th cent.) the larger parts of Thuringia and of Lower Lusatia and the intervening territories, and in 1423 Margrave Frederick the Warlike added Electoral Saxony; he became (1425) Elector Frederick I. Thus, Saxony shifted to E central and E Germany from NW Germany. Friedrich von Wettin and the young Duke, only twelve years old, did not agree very well and Duke Sigismund decided to move to Sassnitz and etablish a new court there. For some years after the fall of the two brothers, a man from that Palatinate ruled the country, but now the Third brother, Albrecht von Wettin, has stept up on the throne. http://www.europa-universalis.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108053&page=1      Tourism - Town History Later they became Margraves of Niederlausitz and they founded the State of Wettin. The unbroken dynasty of Wettin that started with the Counts of Ilburg in the 11th century lasted right up until 1918. They ruled an area out of which today's Free State of Saxony developed. http://www.eilenburg.de/englisch/rubrik3/rubrik33.php      Windsor, house of --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Online Article In view of the anti-German atmosphere of World War I, George V proclaimed in 1917 that all British male descendants of Queen Victoria would adopt the surname of Windsor. The dynasty has included Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI, and Elizabeth II. http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article?eu=408116      Paradox Entertainment Forums - Stupor Mundi - The House of Hohenstaufen A year later, on May 4th, 1077, another son was born, named Adolf; and on February 24th, 1078 a second daughter, Amalberga, was born. Hartmann soon sought a bride to continue his dynasty, and another strategic Hohenstaufen marriage was made. His advisors said that he should seek a wife at once, to continue his dynasty. http://www.europa-universalis.com/forum/showthread.php?t=144160      Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha ( Francis Charles Augustus Albert Emmanuel, of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha branch of the House of Wettin) ( 26 August 1819 - 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Queen Victoria remained a member of the House of Hanover, even though, upon marriage her personal surname, if any, is sometimes said to have changed from Hannover (or Guelph) to Wettin. There are two Albert medals struck in his honour, one presented by the RSA and one for lifesaving. http://www.phatnav.com/wiki/index.php?title=Prince_Albert_of_Saxe-Coburg-Gotha      Deutsche Wappen - German Civic Heraldry - SACHSEN-ALTENBURG The County Altenburg became a possession of the Wettin family in 1328. It became a possession of the Wettin family in 1328. The Duchy of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha was created in 1826 when the old dynasty of Sachsen-Gotha became extinct. http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/sachsalt.htm      Eisenach, Germany Later several mini states were established in what is now Thuringia, and Eisenach became a principality on its own in 1521. After the Thuringian War of Succession ( 1247 - 1264) Eisenach became subject to the Wettin dynasty of Meissen. Several now legendary events took place on the Wartburg in the following decades, best known is the "Singers' Contest on the Wartburg" (which is part of the Tannhäuser legend). http://www.portaljuice.com/eisenach__germany.html      staremoneta The Jagiellon Dynasty ended in 1572 with the death of Zygmunt II August. The Polish Throne was passed to elected foreigners. Although the Jagiellon Dynasty ruled Poland until 1572,.the title of MAGNUS DUX LITVA (Grand Duke of Lithuania, often abbreviated MDL) appeared on most coins of subsequent Polish Kings, including the last Polish King Stanislaw August Poniatowski in 1795. http://home.golden.net/~medals/staremoneta.html      Saci és Gergõ honlapja - GeorgeIII They chose his oldest son, the future George IV, one of 15 children borne by his wife, Charlotte Sophia of Mecklengburg-Sterlitz. The house of Hanover, the ruling dynasty of electorate (later kingdom) of Hanover in Germany supplied five British monarchs between 1714 and 1837. in 1837 the British throne passed to a granddaughter of George III, Victoria, but the kingdom of Hanover could not be inherited by females, so passed to (Victoria married) Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and the British royal family was thenceforward known by his family name, Wettin, until changed to Windsor in 1917. http://www.freeweb.hu/otsage/george.php      Sächsische Dampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. Conti Elbschiffahrts KG If you return to the Royal Palace from the Neumarkt you will pass the so-called Procession of Princes, a 102 metre long frieze of Meissen porcelain portraying the electoral princes and sovereigns of the Wettin dynasty, which chose Dresden as its royal seat in 1485. For 200 years the church dome dominated the Dresden skyline and became a symbol of the city before its destruction in February 1945. At the head of the Augustusbrücke bridge, you will find the Golden Horseman - a statue of Augustus the Strong. http://www.saechsische-dampfschiffahrt.de/html_en/elbeorte_en.html      boys clothing: French royalty -- Charrles X Her father was Frederick Augustus II (Wettin) of Saxony, King of Poland (1696-). The Wettin dynasty is more familiar to us as the male founder of the current British royal family. Louis XVI's mother was Marie-Josephe (Wettin) de Saxe (1731-). http://www.histclo.hispeed.com/royal/fra/royal-frbc10.htm      Dresden - introduction As the seat of the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty Dresden steadily gained in significance. First mentionend in a document dated 1206, the Saxon capital possesses a history extending over nearly 800 years. The 16th century produced the first architectural masterpieces: the George Gate, a Renaissance building as part of the Royal Palace, and, adjoining it, the Royal Mews as the scene of knightly tournaments. http://www.iktp.tu-dresden.de/dresden/dresden_intro.html      Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1763) was a member of the house of Wettin. http://wikipedia.com/wiki/Frederick_Christian_of_Saxony      Anthony Clement of Saxony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Anthony Clement of Saxony Wettin was born in 1755. He was the son of Frederick Christian Wettin and acceded as Elector and King of Saxony in 1827. http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Clement_of_Saxony      WHKMLA : History of Saxony, 1547-1618 With the exception of some Thuringian territory, the lands the WETTIN DYNASTY owned before the Leipzig partition of 1485 were reunited under his rule. A unified diet (LANDTAG) was held, attended by the leading Lutheran theologians (Melanchthon, Bugenhagen); Lutheranism confirmed as state confession, the organisation of Lutheran institutions (Consistoria) standardized. Maurice's policy now focused on gaining the recognition of his new subjects in Electoral Saxony, dealing with the problem of continued Ernestine claims on Electoral Saxony, and the highly sensitive situation developing within the Empire, where Charles V. wanted to harmonize religious policy. http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/germany/saxony15471618.html      Wettin Dynasty Yet another Ernestine, Ferdinand, married Maria II of Portugal in 1836 and was the founder of the Portuguese royal house that reigned from 1853 to 1910. The Wettins of Meissen vastly enlarged their line's territory by becoming landgraves of Thuringia in 1264 and electors of Saxony in 1423. In the 19th and 20th centuries the Ernestine Wettins of the Saxe-Coburg branch rose to unprecedented heights. http://www.hfac.uh.edu/gbrown/philosophers/leibniz/BritannicaPages/WettinDynasty/WettinDynasty.html      HighBeam Research: Search Results: Article Cultural life at the Dresden court during the reigns of the first nine Saxon electors of the Albertine Wettin dynasty provides the subject for Court Culture in Dresden. Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly, a professor of German literature at Oxford University, categorizes the princes' patronage by artistic genre, locates Dresden court culture within a wider contemporary European intellectual climate, explores the political and religious contexts of that patronage, and gauges the reliance of later electo... http://www.highbeam.com/library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:96620110&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf      Saxe-Weimar dynasty and remained with that branch after the redivision of the Wettin lands in 1547, when Elector http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0843828.html      Deutsche Wappen - German Civic Heraldry - SACHSEN-COBURG-GOTHA The Duchy of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha was created in 1826 when the old dynasty of Sachsen-Gotha became extinct. The County Hennenberg is also one of the oldest possessions of the Wettin dynasty. One of the four newly formed duchies was Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, all ruled by different branches of the Wettin dynasty. http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/sachsenc.htm      Thomas's Glassware Tour --- Werdau (D) Werdau's status of a town was confirmed when in 1304 it finally became part of the countries of the Wettin dynasty, the later Prince Electors and Kings of Saxony. A document of 1304 mentions Werdau for the first time as a town. During the 14th century Werdau suffered during the feuds between the Reuss and Wettin dynasties. http://www.thomasgraz.net/gl-1635.htm      Saxony Both territories were united under the Ascanian family until 1260, when two separate Ascanian dynasties emerged. From the mid-13th century, the duke of Saxony was recognized as an imperial elector (a prince with the right to participate in choosing the Holy Roman Emperor); a dispute over this right between the two branches was settled in favour of the Wittenberg branch in 1356. He founded the Saxon, or Ottonian, dynasty, which held the German crown until 1024. http://www.hfac.uh.edu/gbrown/philosophers/leibniz/BritannicaPages/Saxony/Saxony.html      Encyclopedia4U - Meissen - Encyclopedia Article Founded in 929, it was the seat of a landgravate (county) of the same name until 1270, when the Wettin dynasty (counts since 1089) moved its capital to nearby Dresden. In 1710 Meissen became the location of Saxony's porcelain manufacture, achieving international renown for its products. http://www.encyclopedia4u.com/m/meissen.html      Botha - Origins After a war lasting from 1256 to 1263, Henry the Illustrious obtained the territory. The division of the Wettin lands in 1485 gave the major share to their Ernestine line of family, who split Thuringia into several duchies, e.g. It was now dominated by the Wettin dynasty of Saxony, who had emerged as princes of the Holy Roman Empire. http://home.mweb.co.za/el/elijo/eng/origins.html      Courtly Lives - Augustus II Elector of Saxony and King of Poland Augustus II (1670-1733) was called "Augustus the Strong," and his family was from the Wettin Dynasty. August II, in full armor, on a white horse. He was born on May 12, 1670, to Johann George III ( Wettin) and Anne Sophie of Denmark (Schelszwig-Holstein). http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/polcrt/AugustII.html      ::: MUZEUM PALAC W WILANOWIE :::: Above them, two balconies with two boxes for court band, discovered during the post-war renovation. Next to one of the fireplaces a porcelain figure of the Augustus III, made in Meissen manufacture after a model by J.J. Kaendler, J.F. Eberlein and J.G. Ehder, from 1740/1741. Its walls are adorned with portraits of monarchs from the Wettin's dynasty - Augustus II and Augustus III - painted by Louis de Silvestre. http://www.wilanow-palac.art.pl/wil_gal36a.htm      Worldroots.com In the Council of Princes [Reichsfuerstlicheskollegium] of the Imperial Diet [Reichstag] of 1792 there were 108 seats and votes, allocated as follows, with the name of the dynasty holding the seat given in (parentheses): The states which initially joined the Confederation, their dynasties and their date of joining were: 61-64 and is given here, territory first with name of the dynasty in (parentheses): http://worldroots.com/brigitte/royal/mediatizedhousesarticle.htm      TheTravelzine.com Forty Days Celebrating Forty Years! Dresden, Bautzen & Gorlitz, Germany The Procession of Princes represents the ruling members of the Wettin Dynasty over a period of 800 years. http://www.thetravelzine.com/40-40-dresden.htm      Palac Sokolnik - konferencje, hotel, restauracja Yet, everything had started at the end of 17th century when August II the Strong of the Saxony Wettin dynasty became the king of Poland. Living in the years of 1750-1827, this Saxony king of the famous Wettin dynasty was - of Napoleon's will - a nominal ruler of Grand Duchy of Warsaw created by the Emperor. In the years of 1807-1815 the duke Frederic August III was a frequent guest to Sokolniki palace. http://www.sokolnik.com.pl/gbhistoria.html      AllRefer Encyclopedia - Meissen, Germany (German Political Geography) - Encyclopedia Meissen was founded (929) by Henry of Saxony (later German king as Henry I), and it became (965) the seat of the margraviate of Meissen, where the Wettin dynasty of Saxony originated. The diocese of Meissen was founded in 968, was suppressed in 1581, and was restored in 1921 with its see at Bautzen. http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/M/Meissen.html      Albert II Alcibiades --  Encyclopædia Britannica margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, member of the Franconian branch of the Hohenzollern family, and a soldier of fortune in the wars between the Habsburgs and the Valois dynasty of France. Albert served the Holy Roman emperor Charles V until January 1552, when he joined his friend Maurice, elector of Saxony, in a league with Charles's enemy, … http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=5480      Dresden - introducing the city by sights Reconstruction commenced in 1989 and is still in progress. Depicts successive generations of Wettin rulers as a mounted procession. Guided tours of church and crypt: Mo-Thu 11 a.m. http://www.iktp.tu-dresden.de/dresden/dresden_sights.html      SAXE Schuster and Francke mentioned that during the campaign of 1734 2 Fahnen of Polish light horses acted with Chevaulegers under lieutenant-colonel count Bitum (evidently later Prinz Karl Chevaulegers) During the war of Polish Succession 1733-35 Uhlans stayed loyal to the Wettin dynasty in contrast to the most of Polish-Lithuanian armed forces. They stationed in Poland and were used for patrol and courier duties. http://vial.jean.free.fr/new_npi/revues_npi/28_2002/npi_2802/28_saxon_uhl.htm      Research That is why most of the treasury documents, connected with the Castle during the reign of monarchs from the Wettin dynasty, were transferred to the Warsaw Treasury Archive, which, after being combined in 1765 with the Cracow Treasury Archive and Army Tax Treasury Archive, was named the Archive of the Crown Treasury. In the years 1847-1853 Wojciech Kochanowski was responsible for putting this ensemble into order, dividing the records into 92 departments. The issues of maintenance, conservation and construction work were financed by the treasury, the kings covering by their own means no more than the cost of minor works connected with the decoration of the interiors. http://www.zamek-krolewski.art.pl/kronika1.htm      Appetite Network -- Destination Guides - Europe & ... In 1920, two years after the abdication of the last duke, the locals voted to join Bavaria - which proved a fortuitous choice, as it saved Coburg from the fate of all the other old Saxon-Thuringian principalities, which were incorporated into the GDR after World War II. In 1586, it was raised to the status of capital of one of the dynasty's splintered Saxon-Thuringian territories, the new Duchy of Saxe-Coburg. Following several changes of aristocratic ownership, it came into the hands of the powerful House of Wettin in 1353, and was initially regarded by them as a Saxon outpost within Franconia. http://dg.ian.com/index.jsp?cid=48243&action=viewLocation&locationId=36489      The Warsaw Voice - Buzz The capitals of Warsaw and Dresden became especially close during their reign. Thus began the Polish-Saxon personal union and the reign of the Saxon Wettin dynasty in Poland. http://www.warsawvoice.pl/old/v452/Buzz00.html

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