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Saxe-Weissenfels ( German: Sachsen-Weißenfels) was a Duchy of the Holy Roman Empire from 1656 until 1746 with its residence at Weißenfels. Ruled by a cadet branch of the Albertine House of Wettin, the duchy passed to the Electorate of Saxony upon the extinction of the line.
The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony (German: Kurfürstentum Sachsen or Kursachsen), was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806. Its territory included the areas around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz.
Weißenfels (IPA: [ˈvaɪsənˌfɛls]; often written in English as Weissenfels) is the largest town of the Burgenlandkreis district, in southern Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany. It is situated on the river Saale , approximately 30 km (20 mi) south of Halle .
The Duchy of Saxe-Weissenfels. The founder of the ruling family of Weissenfels family, Prince August of Saxony (1614–1680), was the second-born son of the Saxon Elector Johann Georg I and his wife Magdalena Sybilla, Electress of Brandenburg.
Saxe-Weissenfels was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire from 1656/7 until 1746 with its residence at Weißenfels. Ruled by a cadet branch of the Albertine House of Wettin, the duchy passed to the Electorate of Saxony upon the extinction of the line.
In 1656, what was now the electorate of Saxe-Meissen sub-divided itself to create Saxe-Merseburg, Saxe-Weissenfels, and Saxe-Zeitz. The agreement was confirmed by Elector John George II and his brothers in 1657, with the aim being to avoid fratricidal disputes over the succession.
Sep 12, 2012 · At that time, Dukes August of Saxony-Weißenfels (1614–1680), Christian of Saxony-Merseburg (1615–1691), and Moritz of Saxony-Zeitz (1619–1681) each received small portions of the electorate of Saxony to govern autonomously for their own economic benefit.
