Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
Also known as Sachsen-Wittenberg
The Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg () was a medieval duchy of the Holy Roman Empire centered at Wittenberg, which emerged after the dissolution of the stem duchy of Saxony. The Ascanian dukes prevailed in obtaining the Saxon electoral dignity until their duchy was finally elevated to the Electorate of Saxony by the Golden Bull of 1356.
Key facts
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
- Country.common_name
- Saxe-Wittenberg
- Country.era
- Middle Ages
- Country.status
- Duchy
- Country.empire
- Holy Roman Empire
- Country.status_text
- Duchy of the Holy Roman Empire
- Country.year_start
- 1296
- Country.event_start
- Definite partition from Saxony
- Country.event1
- Electorate
- Country.date_event1
- 1356
- Country.event_end
- To Wettin margraves of Meissen
- Country.year_end
- 1423
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- History
- Ascanian struggle for Saxony
- Anhalt, Wittenberg and Lauenburg
- Duchy of Wittenberg
- Notes
The Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg () was a medieval duchy of the Holy Roman Empire centered at Wittenberg, which emerged after the dissolution of the stem duchy of Saxony. The Ascanian dukes prevailed in obtaining the Saxon electoral dignity until their duchy was finally elevated to the Electorate of Saxony by the Golden Bull of 1356.
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