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This is a list of the Duchesses, Electresses and Queens of Saxony; the consorts of the Duke of Saxony and its successor states; including the Electorate of Saxony, the Kingdom of Saxony, the House of Ascania, Albertine, and the Ernestine Saxony.
The old Saxon coats of arms today lives on in the coats of arms of Lower Saxony and Westphalia.. The original Duchy of Saxony comprised the lands of the Saxons in the north-western part of present-day Germany, namely, the contemporary German state of Lower Saxony as well as Westphalia and Western Saxony-Anhalt, not corresponding to the modern German state of Saxony.
Queens consort of Saxony (7 P) A. Duchesses of Saxe-Altenburg (8 P) Anglo-Saxon royal consorts (1 C, 37 P) C. Duchesses of Saxe-Coburg (1 P) Duchesses of Saxe-Coburg ...
Catherine of Saxony: Albert III, Duke of Saxony 24 July 1468 29 June 1497 1495 or 7 July 1503 Union of Calenberg and Göttingen: 10 February 1524 Eric I: Elisabeth of Brandenburg: Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern) 24 August 1510 7 July 1525 30 July 1540 husband's death: 25 May 1558 Sidonie of Saxony: Henry IV, Duke of Saxony
Ingeborg (c. 1253 – 30 June 1302), was a Duchess consort of Saxony, married to John I, Duke of Saxony.. In contemporary German sources, Ingeborg is referred to as filia regis Suecie and filia Regis Sweonum ("daughter of the Swedish King").
A royal consort is the spouse of a serving monarch, whose main duty is to provide support and companionship during their reign. Unlike the king or queen, they do not have a formal position or set ...
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Widukind, also known as Wittekind and Wittikund, [1] was a leader of the Saxons and the chief opponent of the Frankish king Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 777 to 785. . Charlemagne ultimately prevailed, organized Saxony as a Frankish province, massacred thousands of Saxon nobles, and ordered conversions of the pagan Saxons to Christia