State

Kingdom of Saxony

former German state (1806-1918)

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1806–1918
Founded
1806
Ended
1918
Capital
Dresden
Government
constitutional monarchy, monarchy
Languages
German
Religion
Protestant Church in Germany
Preceded by
Electorate of Saxony
Succeeded by
German ReichWeimar Republic

Overview

The Kingdom of Saxony (German: Königreich Sachsen) was a German monarchy in Central Europe between 1806 and 1918, the successor of the Electorate of Saxony. It joined the Confederation of the Rhine after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, later joining the German Confederation after Napoleon was defeated in 1815. Beginning in 1871, it was part of the German Empire. It became a free state of the Weimar Republic in 1918 after the end of World War I and the abdication of King Frederick Augustus III. Its capital was Dresden, and its modern successor is the Free State of Saxony.

The third largest of the German kingdoms before integrating into the modern nation state of Germany, the kingdom of Saxony had a larger population in 1910 than Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland or Denmark.

Excerpt from Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

All rulers (2)

  1. Friedrich August I of Saxony1806–1827
  2. Anton I of Saxony1827–1836

Records (26)

  1. 1706 — Swedish invasion of SaxonyInvasion
  2. 1763 — Treaty of HubertusburgTreaty
  3. 1806 — Battle of AuerstadtBattle · France ▸ Prussia
  4. 1809 — Battle of GefreesBattle
  5. 1812 — Battle of WolkowiskBattle
  6. 1813 — Battle of LeipzigBattle
  7. 1813 — Battle of BautzenBattle
  8. 1813 — Battle of WachauBattle
  9. 1813 — Battle of AltenbergBattle · Prussia, Austria, Russia ▸ France
  10. 1813 — Battle of ColditzBattle · France ▸ Russia
  11. 1813 — Battle of DennewitzBattle · Sweden, Prussia ▸ France, Saxony
  12. 1813 — Battle of DresdenBattle · France ▸ Prussia, Russia, Austria
  13. 1813 — Battle of HoyerswerdaBattle · France ▸ Prussia
  14. 1813 — Battle of KonigswarthaBattle · France, Italian allies ▸ Russia
  15. 1813 — Battle of LibertwolkwitzBattle · France ▸ Habsburg Empire, Russia
  16. 1813 — Battle of LiebertwolkwitzBattle · Habsburg Empire, Russia ▸ France
  17. 1813 — Battle of LindenauBattle · France ▸ Habsburg Empire, Russia
  18. 1813 — Battle of LuckauBattle · Prussia ▸ France
  19. 1813 — Battle of LutzenBattle · France ▸ Prussia, Russia
  20. 1813 — Battle of PirnaBattle · France ▸ Wurtemburg
  21. 1813 — Battle of Reichenbach, GermanyBattle · Russia ▸ France
  22. 1813 — Battle of RippachBattle · France ▸ Austria, Prussia, Russia
  23. 1813 — Battle of WartenburgBattle · Prussia ▸ France
  24. 1813 — Battle of WeissigBattle · France ▸ Prussia, Russia
  25. 1849 — May Uprising in DresdenRebellion
  26. 1849 — Alliance of the Three KingsTreaty

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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