Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg

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The Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg was a medieval principality of the Holy Roman Empire that became notable as the core territory of the later Electorate of Saxony and a key center in early German and Reformation history.

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Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg canonical 5
Saxe-Wittenberg 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy
principality
associatedWith Golden Bull of 1356
borderedBy Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg
linked to: Saxe-Lauenburg

Margraviate of Brandenburg
Margraviate of Meissen
capital Wittenberg
coatOfArms Saxon coat of arms with crancelin
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
currency various medieval German coinages
dynasticBranch Ascanian line of Saxe-Wittenberg
electoralDignityGrantedBy Golden Bull of 1356
endTime 1356
feudalRank imperial prince
governmentType feudal monarchy
hadImperialStatus prince-electorate-designate of the Holy Roman Empire
hadRuler Albert II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
Eric I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
Rudolf II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
heldTitle Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
historicalEra High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
historicalRegion Saxony
importantTown Gräfenhainichen
Kemberg
Wittenberg
language Middle High German
laterHistoricalSignificance core territory of the later Electorate of Saxony
precursor state to a major center of the Protestant Reformation
legalStatus immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire
locatedIn Elbe River region
linked to: Elbe valley

Upper Saxony
locatedInPresentDay Germany
namedAfter Wittenberg
partOf Holy Roman Empire
playedRoleIn development of the Saxon electoral title
territorial fragmentation of medieval Saxony
predecessor Duchy of Saxony
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
rulingHouse House of Ascania
startTime 1296
successor Electorate of Saxony
wasCoreOf Electorate of Saxony

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Ascanian dynasty ruled Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
Electorate of Saxony precededBy Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
Duchy of Saxony followedBy Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
House of Ascania hasMainTerritory Saxe-Wittenberg
linked to: Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
House of Ascania hasBranch Saxe-Wittenberg
linked to: Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
Northern Holy Roman Empire hasPart Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
Obersächsischer Reichskreis appliesToJurisdiction Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg