Dukes of Saxony-Zeitz

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The Dukes of Saxony-Zeitz were a cadet branch of the Wettin dynasty who ruled a small Ernestine duchy in central Germany during the 17th and early 18th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cadet branch
ducal line
noble house
associatedWith Ernestine duchies
branchOf Ernestine line of the House of Wettin
capital Zeitz
coexistedWith Dukes of Saxony-Merseburg
Dukes of Saxony-Weissenfels
country Holy Roman Empire
dissolutionReason extinction of the male line
dynasty Wettin dynasty
linked to: House of Wettin
endTime 1718
ethnicComposition German nobility
feudalStatus imperial fief
firstDuke Maurice of Saxony-Zeitz
governmentForm duchy
heraldry Wettin coat of arms with territorial differencing
historicalEra Early Modern period
houseStyle House of Wettin (Ernestine branch)
language German
lastDuke Maurice Adolph of Saxony-Zeitz
locatedIn Electorate of Saxony (territorial sphere)
locatedInPresentDay Germany
nobleFamilyType German princely family
nobleRank duke
originatedFrom partition of the Electorate of Saxony in 1657
overlord Holy Roman Emperor
partOf House of Wettin
politicalSystem hereditary monarchy
predecessorState Electorate of Saxony
reabsorbedBy Electorate of Saxony
region central Germany
religion Lutheranism
ruled Duchy of Saxony-Zeitz
startTime 1657
successorState Electorate of Saxony
territorialCore Zeitz and surrounding lands in present-day Saxony-Anhalt
timePeriod 17th century
early 18th century
titleHolder Christian I of Saxony-Merseburg-Zeitz (as co-branch contextually related)
Frederick Henry of Saxony-Zeitz
Maurice Adolph of Saxony-Zeitz
Maurice William of Saxony-Zeitz
Maurice of Saxony-Zeitz
usedTitle Herzog von Sachsen-Zeitz

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Weißenfels wasDucalResidenceOf Dukes of Saxony-Zeitz