Saxony (disambiguation)
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Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....

may refer to several Holy Roman Empire era, German Empire or later modern German states in different locations along the Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...

 river:

Free State of Saxony, Freistaat Sachsen
  • The Free State of Saxony, a federal German state in eastern Germany, recreated in 1990, also (1918–1934)
  • The Kingdom of Saxony
    Kingdom of Saxony
    The Kingdom of Saxony , lasting between 1806 and 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Germany. From 1871 it was part of the German Empire. It became a Free state in the era of Weimar Republic in 1918 after the end of World War...

    , its predecessor state (1806–1918)
  • The Electorate of Saxony
    Electorate of Saxony
    The Electorate of Saxony , sometimes referred to as Upper Saxony, was a State of the Holy Roman Empire. It was established when Emperor Charles IV raised the Ascanian duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg to the status of an Electorate by the Golden Bull of 1356...

    , its approximate predecessor (1356–1806)

Saxony-Anhalt, Sachsen-Anhalt
  • Saxony-Anhalt
    Saxony-Anhalt
    Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...

    , a federal German state located downstream (northwest) of the State of Saxony
  • The Prussian Province of Saxony
    Province of Saxony
    The Province of Saxony was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and later the Free State of Prussia from 1816 until 1945. Its capital was Magdeburg.-History:The province was created in 1816 out of the following territories:...

    , its predecessor until 1945, established in 1815

Lower Saxony, Niedersachsen
  • Lower Saxony
    Lower Saxony
    Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

    , a federal German state located on the lower Elbe, northwest of Saxony-Anhalt, roughly in the region encompassing the ancient homeland of the Saxon tribe
  • The Duchy of Saxony
    Duchy of Saxony
    The medieval Duchy of Saxony was a late Early Middle Ages "Carolingian stem duchy" covering the greater part of Northern Germany. It covered the area of the modern German states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Saxony-Anhalt and most of Schleswig-Holstein...

    , a medieval stem duchy (until 1180)
  • Old Saxony
    Old Saxony
    Old Saxony is the original homeland of the Saxons in the northwest corner of modern Germany and roughly corresponds today with the contemporary Lower Saxony, Westphalia and western Saxony-Anhalt....

    , the origin of the Saxon and Anglo-Saxon people

Duchies

Saxony or Saxe is also a part of the name of the many duchies created of the break-up from the Saxon states:
  • Saxe-Lauenburg
  • Saxe-Wittenberg
    Saxe-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. As the precursor of the Saxon Electorate, the Ascanian Wittenberg dukes prevailed in obtaining the Saxon electoral dignity.-Ascanian...

  • The Ernestine duchies
    Ernestine duchies
    The Ernestine duchies, also called the Saxon duchies , were a changing number of small states largely located in the present German state of Thuringia, governed by dukes of the Ernestine line of the House of Wettin.-Overview:The...

     in Thuringia split off from the Electorate of Saxony after 1485
    • Saxe-Altenburg
      Saxe-Altenburg
      Saxe-Altenburg was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in present-day Thuringia.-History:The duchy originated from the medieval Burgraviate of Altenburg in the Imperial Pleissnerland , a possession of the Wettin Margraves of Meissen since 1243...

    • Saxe-Coburg
      Saxe-Coburg
      Saxe-Coburg was a duchy held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in today's Bavaria, Germany.After the Division of Erfurt in 1572, Coburg was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach, ruled by the Ernestine duke John Casimir jointly with his brother John Ernest. In 1596...

    • Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
      Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
      Saxe-Coburg and Gotha or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha served as the collective name of two duchies, Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha, in Germany. They were located in what today are the states of Bavaria and Thuringia, respectively, and the two were in personal union between 1826 and 1918...

    • Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach
      Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach
      Sachsen-Coburg-Eisenach was a duchy within the Holy Roman Empire. It existed during two fairly short periods: 1572-1596 and 1633-1638. Its territory was part of the modern states of Bavaria and Thuringia.- History :...

    • Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
      Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
      The Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in the 17th century, the Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield line lasted until the reshuffle of Ernestine territories that occurred following the extinction of the Saxe-Gotha line in...

    • Saxe-Eisenach
      Saxe-Eisenach
      Saxe-Eisenach was the name of an Ernestine duchy ruled by the Saxon House of Wettin. The State intermittendly existed at three different times in the Thuringian region of the Holy Roman Empire...

    • Saxe-Eisenberg
      Saxe-Eisenberg
      The Duchy of Saxe-Eisenberg was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in 1680 for Christian, fifth son of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, the Duchy consisted Eisenberg and the towns of Ronneburg, Roda and Camburg...

    • Saxe-Gotha
      Saxe-Gotha
      Saxe-Gotha was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine of the Wettin dynasty in the former Landgraviate of Thuringia. The ducal residence was erected at Gotha....

    • Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
      Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
      Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was a duchy ruled by the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin in today's Thuringia, Germany.It was nominally created in 1672 when Frederick William III, the last duke of Saxe-Altenburg, died and Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha , inherited the major part of his possessions...

    • Saxe-Hildburghausen
      Saxe-Hildburghausen
      Saxe-Hildburghausen was an Ernestine duchy in what is now southern Thuringia, Germany. Its territory was similar to that of the modern Hildburghausen district.-History:...

    • Saxe-Jena
      Saxe-Jena
      The Duchy of Saxe-Jena was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in 1672 for Bernhard, fourth son of Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Saxe-Jena was reincorporated into Saxe-Weimar on the extinction of Bernhard's line in 1690.-Dukes of Saxe-Jena:*...

    • Saxe-Meiningen
      Saxe-Meiningen
      The Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin dynasty, located in the southwest of the present-day German state of Thuringia....

    • Saxe-Römhild
      Saxe-Römhild
      The Duchy of Saxe-Römhild was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in 1680 for Heinrich, fourth son of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha. The line became extinct after the childless death of the duke in 1710 and his lands were disputed between his brothers...

    • Saxe-Saalfeld
      Saxe-Saalfeld
      The Duchy of Saxe-Saalfeld was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in 1680 for Johann Ernst, seventh son of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha. It remained under this name until 1699, when Albert, Duke of Saxe-Coburg died without sons...

    • Saxe-Weimar
      Saxe-Weimar
      Saxe-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.-Division of Leipzig:...

    • Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
      Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
      The Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was created in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach. It was raised to a Grand duchy in 1815 by resolution of the Vienna Congress. In 1877, it officially changed its name to the Grand Duchy of Saxony , but this name was...


Other uses

  • Saxony (wine region)
    Saxony (wine region)
    Saxony is a region for quality wine in Germany located in the German federal state of Saxony. The region is sometimes referred to colloquially as the Elbtal . The wine region covers , which makes it Germany's third smallest region, just ahead of Mittelrhein and Hessische Bergstraße in size...

    , the wine region of Saxony
  • Sachsen bei Ansbach
    Sachsen bei Ansbach
    Sachsen is a municipality in the district of Ansbach in Bavaria in Germany....

    , town in the district of Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany
  • Saxony Hotel
    Saxony Hotel
    The Saxony Hotel is a hotel at 3201 Collins Avenue Miami Beach. It was built and owned by George D. Sax. Designed by architect Roy F. France, it was completed in 1948 as one of the first luxury resorts on Miami Beach. Following the success of the Saxony, other hotels emerged on the opulent beach...

    , in Miami Beach, Florida, USA
  • Saxony Mill
    Saxony Mill
    The Saxony Mill is a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places located at 66 West Street in Rockville section of Vernon, Connecticut.-Current Use:...

    , building listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rockville, Connecticut, USA
  • Saxony yarn
    Yarn
    Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and ropemaking. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine. Modern manufactured sewing threads may be finished with wax or...

    , fine 3-ply yarn spun from the wool of merino sheep and dyed with natural dyes, first produced in the Kingdom of and Free State of Saxony, and later in England, France, and New England
  • Saxony (duck)
    Saxony (duck)
    The Saxony is a breed of domestic duck originating in the Saxony region of Germany.-History:It was initially bred by Albert Franz of Chemnitz in the 1930s, but almost all of his original stock was lost during World War II. He cross bred Rouen, German Pekin, and Blue Pomeranian ducks. Resuming his...

    , breed of duck

Military usage

  • Sachsen class armored frigate
    Sachsen class armored frigate
    The Sachsen class of armored frigates was a class of four ships built by the German Imperial Navy in the late 1870s to early 1880s. The ships—, , , and —were designed to operate as part of an integrated coastal defense network. The ships were intended to sortie from fortified bases to...

     (1875)
    • SMS Sachsen (1877)
      SMS Sachsen (1877)
      SMS Sachsen was the lead ship of her class of four armored frigates of the German Kaiserliche Marine. Her sisterships were , , and . Sachsen was built in the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin. She was laid down in April 1875, launched on 21 July 1877, and commissioned on 21 October 1878...

      , the lead ship of that class
  • SMS Sachsen (1916) of the Bayern class battleship
  • Sachsen class frigate
    Sachsen class frigate
    The F124 Sachsen class is Germany's latest class of highly advanced air-defense frigates. The design of the Sachsen class frigate is based on that of the F123 Brandenburg class but with enhanced stealth features intended to deceive any opponent's radar and acoustic sensors and incorporate also the...

    , Germany's latest class of highly advanced air-defense frigates.
    • Frigate Sachsen (F219), the lead ship of that class
  • 37th Mechanized Infantry Brigade “Free State of Saxony” of German Army
    German Army
    The German Army is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Following the disbanding of the Wehrmacht after World War II, it was re-established in 1955 as the Bundesheer, part of the newly formed West German Bundeswehr along with the Navy and the Air Force...

    's 13th Mechanized Infantry Division
    13th Mechanized Infantry Division (Germany)
    The 13th Mechanized Infantry Division is a mechanized division of the German Army.Its staff is based at Leipzig...


See also

  • Saxon (disambiguation)
    Saxon (disambiguation)
    In English, the term Saxon most typically denotes a member of the confederation of ancient Germanic peoples that invaded or migrated to Sub-Roman Britain, during the Late Antiquity period; and/or to their descendants....

  • Saxonia (disambiguation)
  • Saxons
    Saxons
    The Saxons were a confederation of Germanic tribes originating on the North German plain. The Saxons earliest known area of settlement is Northern Albingia, an area approximately that of modern Holstein...

    , a confederation of Old Germanic tribes, originally from northern Germany
  • History of Saxony
    History of Saxony
    The Saxons were originally a small tribe living on the North Sea between the Elbe and Eider Rivers in the present Holstein. Their name, derived from their weapon called Seax, a knife, is first mentioned by the Roman author Ptolemy ....

  • List of rulers of Saxony
  • Saxo Grammaticus
    Saxo Grammaticus
    Saxo Grammaticus also known as Saxo cognomine Longus was a Danish historian, thought to have been a secular clerk or secretary to Absalon, Archbishop of Lund, foremost advisor to Valdemar I of Denmark. He is the author of the first full history of Denmark.- Life :The Jutland Chronicle gives...

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