State
Electorate of Saxony
state of the Holy Roman Empire, established when Emperor Charles IV raised the Ascanian duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg to the status of an Electorate 1356
- This boundary
- 1356–1806
- Founded
- 1356
- Ended
- 1806
- Capital
- Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Dresden
- Government
- monarchy
- Languages
- Latin
- Preceded by
- Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
- Succeeded by
- Kingdom of Saxony
Overview
The Electorate of Saxony, 1356 to 1806, was an Electorate of the Holy Roman Empire. Centred on the Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg with its capital at Dresden, Saxony was one of the most significant states within the empire. Formally known as the Prince-Elector of Saxony, its rulers came first from the House of Ascania until 1422, then the House of Wettin until 1806, when it was replaced by the Kingdom of Saxony.
Records (22)
- 1547 — Battle of MuhlbergBattle · Habsburg Empire, Saxony ▸ Schmalkaldic League
- 1552–1555 — Second Margrave WarWar
- 1552 — Princes' RevoltRebellion
- 1631 — Battle of BreitenfeldBattle · Sweden ▸ Holy Roman Empire
- 1634–1644 — Ten Years’ WarWar
- 1639 — Siege of PontarlierSiege
- 1639 — Battle of ChemnitzBattle · Sweden ▸ Austria, Saxony
- 1642 — Battle of BreitenfeldBattle · Sweden ▸ Holy Roman Empire
- 1644 — Battle of JuterbogBattle · Sweden ▸ Habsburg Empire, Denmark
- 1700–1721 — Great Northern WarWar
- 1702 — Battle of KlissowBattle
- 1705 — Battle of WarsawBattle
- 1705–1706 — Campaign of GrodnoCampaign
- 1715 — Battle of RadogoszcząBattle
- 1716 — Battle of RyczywołemBattle
- 1716 — Battle of LesznemBattle
- 1716 — Second Battle of SokalemBattle
- 1716 — Siege of PoznańSiege
- 1744–1745 — Second Silesian WarWar
- 1756–1763 — Seven Years' WarWar
- 1756–1763 — Third Silesian WarWar
- 1806 — Battle of Jena–AuerstedtBattle
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