Saxe-Weimar
Former duchy in Thuringia, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saxe-Weimar (German: Sachsen-Weimar) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in present-day Thuringia. The chief town and capital was Weimar. The Weimar branch was the most genealogically senior extant branch of the House of Wettin.
Former duchy in Thuringia, Germany
Duchy of Saxe-Weimar | |||||||||
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| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire, then State of the Confederation of the Rhine | ||||||||
| Capital | Weimar | ||||||||
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| Government | Feudal monarchy | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||||
• Division of Erfurt | 1572 | ||||||||
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| 1640 | |||||||||
| 1672 | |||||||||
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| 1809 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||
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