Duchy of Saxony-Zeitz

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The Duchy of Saxony-Zeitz was a short-lived Ernestine Saxon duchy in early modern Germany, created in the 17th century as a partition of Electoral Saxony and centered around the town of Zeitz.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Duchy of Saxe-Zeitz 3
Duchy of Saxony-Zeitz canonical 2

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy
former state
capital Zeitz
centralSettlement town of Zeitz
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
createdAs partition of Electoral Saxony
dynasty Ernestine line of the House of Wettin
era Early modern period
establishedInCentury 17th century
follows Electoral Saxony
governmentType duchy
hasCapitalFunction Zeitz as residence of the duke
hasType Ernestine Saxon duchy
historicalRegion Saxony
Thuringia
language German
locatedIn Central Germany
Germany
Saxony
Zeitz
namedAfter Zeitz
nobleFamily House of Wettin
partOf Ernestine duchies
Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation
linked to: Holy Roman Empire
politicalStructure territorial principality within the Holy Roman Empire
religion Lutheranism
shortDescription short-lived Ernestine Saxon duchy in early modern Germany
status defunct
subdivisionOf Electoral Saxony

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Weißenfels formerState Duchy of Saxony-Zeitz
Upper Saxon Circle appliesToJurisdiction Duchy of Saxe-Zeitz
linked to: Duchy of Saxony-Zeitz
Saxe-Merseburg borderedBy Duchy of Saxe-Zeitz
linked to: Duchy of Saxony-Zeitz
Duchy of Saxe-Merseburg borderedBy Duchy of Saxe-Zeitz
linked to: Duchy of Saxony-Zeitz
Dukes of Saxony-Zeitz ruled Duchy of Saxony-Zeitz