Treaty of Leipzig

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The Treaty of Leipzig was a 1485 agreement that divided the Wettin lands between the Ernestine and Albertine branches, reshaping the political landscape of Saxony and central Germany.

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instanceOf historical agreement
treaty
appliesToRegion Saxony
Thuringia
countryAtTime Electorate of Saxony
dateSigned 1485-08-26
dividedTerritoriesBetween Albertine branch of the House of Wettin
Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin
dividedTerritoriesOf House of Wettin
hasLongTermConsequence basis for later Ernestine duchies in Thuringia
division of electoral dignity between Ernestine and Albertine lines
rise of Albertine line as main rulers of Saxony
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
involvedPerson Albert III, Duke of Saxony
Ernest, Elector of Saxony
language German
legalStatus dynastic partition treaty
mainEffect creation of Albertine Saxony
creation of Ernestine Saxony
partition of Wettin lands
placeSigned Leipzig
precedes Reformation in Saxony
reshaped political landscape of Saxony
political landscape of central Germany
resultedIn long-term territorial fragmentation in central Germany
separate Ernestine and Albertine lines
signatoryDynasty Wettin dynasty
linked to: House of Wettin
subjectOf research on the House of Wettin
studies in German territorial history
year 1485

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House of Wettin splitOccurredAtEvent Treaty of Leipzig