Saxe-Zeitz

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Saxe-Zeitz was a minor Ernestine duchy in central Germany ruled by a cadet branch of the House of Wettin during the early modern period.

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Saxe-Zeitz canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ernestine duchy
duchy
capital Zeitz
coatOfArms arms of the Ernestine line of Saxony with territorial differences
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
dissolutionReason reversion to main Wettin line after extinction of male line
dynasty House of Wettin
endTime 1718
era Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period
foundedBy Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz
governmentType monarchy
hasRuler Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz
Maurice Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz
Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz
language German
locatedIn Central Germany
locatedInPresentDay Germany
partOf Electorate of Saxony (Ernestine line)
Ernestine duchies
predecessor Electorate of Saxony (territorially)
rank duchy within the Holy Roman Empire
religion Lutheranism
Protestantism
ruledBy Ernestine line of the House of Wettin
House of Wettin
separatedFrom Electorate of Saxony
startTime 1657
successor Electorate of Saxony
typeOfState imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire

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