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The Free State of Saxony was reconstituted with slightly altered borders in 1990, following German reunification. Besides the formerly Silesian area of Saxony, which was mostly included in the territory of the new Saxony, the free state gained further areas north of Leipzig that had belonged to Saxony-Anhalt until 1952.
It became a free state in the era of Weimar Republic in 1918 after the end of World War I and the abdication of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony. Its capital was the city of Dresden , and its modern successor state is the Free State of Saxony .
The Kingdom of Saxony was the fifth state of the German Empire in area and third in population; in 1905 the average population per square mile was 778.8. Saxony was the most densely peopled state of the empire, and indeed of all Europe; the reason was the very large immigration on account of the development of manufactures.
The first election of the Saxon state parliament took place on October 20, 1946, where in Saxony the SED won 49.11% of the vote and 59 seats, the LDPD won 24.71% of the vote and 30 seats, the CDU won 23.30% of the vote and 28 seats, and the VdgB won 1.74% of the vote and 2 seats. Other political party's won 1.14% of the vote and 1 seat.
The Free State of Saxony (Upper Sorbian Swobodny stat Sakska), is a state in the east of the Federal Republic of Germany. The state, which was newly founded in 1990, is known as the "Free State" ( Freistaat ) of Saxony, free state being an older term for republic, as it was from 1919 to 1933 as a member of the Weimar Republic .
The Constitution of the Free State of Saxony was issued on 27 May 1992. It came into force on 6 June 1992. The Saxon State Parliament, as the constitutional state assembly, passed it on 26 May 1992 with a majority of 132 votes to 15, with 4 abstentions. beschlossen.
In 1806 The Elector of Saxony became King of an independent Kingdom of Saxony. For the Kings that followed the electors, see below the Kingdom of Saxony. To continue the list of the multiple duchies that were contemporaries of this kingdom, follow this table. Ernest Frederick: 8 March 1724: 1764–1800: 8 September 1800: Ernestine Saxe-Coburg ...
The Electorate of Saxony then became the Kingdom of Saxony. The Electorate of Saxony had a diversified economy and a high level of prosperity, although it suffered major setbacks during and following both the Thirty Years' War of 1618–1648 and the Seven Years' War of 1756–1763.