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Royal House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Luxembourg: House of Nassau-Weilburg, (agnatically the House of Bourbon) Norway: House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (branch of the House of Oldenburg) Schleswig-Holstein: House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (branch of the House of Oldenburg) en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_House   (797 words)

Wettin (dynasty) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Agnates of the House of Wettin have, at various times, ascended to the thrones of Great Britain, Portugal, Bulgaria, Poland, Saxony, and Belgium; of these, only the British and Belgian lines retain their thrones today. Albertine Wettins maintained most of the territorial integrity of Saxony, preserving it as a significant power in the region, and using small appanage fiefs for their cadet branches, which a bit surprisingly did not survive really many generations. One of the resulting Ernestine houses, that of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, went on to contribute kings of Belgium (from 1831) and Bulgaria (1908 - 1946), as well as furnishing consorts to queens of Portugal and the United Kingdom (Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wettin_(dynasty)   (768 words)

WETTIN. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) In 1918, when the house of Wettin was deposed in Thuringia and Saxony, its Thuringian holdings consisted of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, a grand duchy (see under Saxe-Weimar), and of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (see under Saxe-Coburg), Saxe-Meiningen, and Saxe-Altenburg, which were duchies. From the branch of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha the Belgian, the English, and the Bulgarian dynasties were descended through, respectively, Leopold I of the Belgians, Prince Albert (consort of Queen Victoria), and Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria. A cousin of Prince Albert married Queen Maria II of Portugal and became king consort as Ferdinand II of Portugal. www.bartleby.com /aol/65/we/Wettin.html   (269 words)

Wettin Info - Bored Net - Boredom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) The Wettin dynasty of German counts, dukes and kingss ruled the area of today's German state of Saxony for more than 800 years as well as holding for a time the kingship of Poland. One of the resulting Ernestine houses, that of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, went on to contribute kings of Belgium (from 1831) and Bulgaria (1908 - 1946), as well as furnishing consorts to queens of Portugal and the United Kingdom (Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria). As a result of Victoria's marriage, though the British Royal Family's Royal House name was Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the descendants of Victoria and Albert had the personal surname of Wettin until 1917, when both the Royal House name and the personal family surname was changed to Windsor. www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/w/we/wettin.html   (259 words)

Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Wettin A possession of the Ernestine branch of the house of Wettin, it passed in the 16th cent. The name Wettin, family name of Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, consort of Queen Victoria, was changed to Windsor by George V in 1917. A possession of the Ernestine branch of the house of Wettin, it was given by Ernest the Pious (d. www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Wettin   (620 words)

Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg 1826 vanish of the house of Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg, inheritance The colours of the house of Wettin were initially the old german empire's colours fl and gold, which were in use by the house Wettin even after the separation in Wettin-Albertinians and Wettin-Ernestinians in the blazon. 1826 · vanish of the house of Saxony - Gotha - Altenburg: www.flaggenlexikon.de /fdtsxga.htm   (343 words)

The House of Wettin, Thuringia By division of the inheritance, the House of Wettin is split into two main branches, still extant today: the older Ernestine line at Wittenberg and the younger Albertine line at Leipzig and Dresden. Furthermore about 50 pieces of gold and silver work, 150 pieces of the silver of the House of Wettin dating from the end of the last century and a coin collection were discovered. The largest part of the treasure of the House of Wettin was found by the Soviet army after the war and was transported to the Soviet Union. members.tripod.com /~FroebelWeb/thuringia/wettin.html   (1612 words)

Thuringia - MSN Encarta Thuringia has ten representatives in the Bundesrat (the federal council of the German parliament) and was represented by 16 seats in the Bundestag (the lower house of parliament) in the 2002 federal elections. The seat of the landgraves was the famous castle of Wartburg, near Eisenach, noted as the site of contests of minnesingers (German poets and musicians of the 12th to the 14th centuries). In the 15th century the House of Wettin also acquired the electoral duchy of Saxony. uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761553182_2/Thuringia.html   (520 words)

Wettin: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library ...hands of Dedi, a prince of the house of Wettin, while Meissen was held by the counts...bishop of Munster) was the son of the Wettin prince Margrave Theoderic of Lower Lusatia...provost of Magdeburg, of the house of Wettin, a family entrusted by Henry III with... Limited...the Habsburgs, the Hohenzollerns, the Wittelsbachs, and the Wettins was attempting the restoration of the land after the devastating... The area passed in the division of 1485 to the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty and remained with that branch after the redivision of the Wettin lands in 1547, when Elector John Frederick I of Saxony was captured by Holy Roman... www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/101277921   (1077 words)

Settlement House: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library The settlement house differs from other social welfare agencies; the latter provide specific services, while the former is aimed at improving neighborhood life as a whole. The early leaders of settlement houses in the United States met from time to time and in 1911 founded the National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers; Jane Addams served as the first president. How the Chance of Peace Slipped Away: A Decade Ago, the Leaders of the Two Sides Shook Hands on the White House Lawn, and a Settlement Seemed within Reach. www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/settlement_house.jsp   (1963 words)

The Ducal House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) The Dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha are descended from one of the oldest lines of German aristocracy, the House of Wettin. The Ernestinian line of the House of Wettin Coburg was to govern for the following 565 years up to the end of the monarchy in 1918, as the Ortlande of Saxony in Franconia (Ortlande = the most southern part of Ernestinian territory in Franconia). Elector Friedrich III "der Weise" (the Wise One) of Sachsen, is known in history as an enforcer of the reformation and protector of Luther. www.sachsen-coburg-gotha.de /english/chronologie.html   (1702 words)

Wettin dynasty - History - German Archive: The Wettin dynasty of German counts, dukes, prince-electors (Kurf³rsten) ... Wettin dynasty - History - German Archive: The Wettin dynasty of German counts, dukes, prince-electors (Kurf³rsten) and kings ruled the area of today's German state of Saxony for more than 800 years as well as holding for a time the kingship of Poland. The Wettin dynasty of German counts, dukes, prince-electors (Kurf³rsten) and kings ruled the area of today's German state of Saxony for more than 800 years as well as holding for a time the kingship of Poland. Although the British Royal Family's Royal House name was Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the descendants of Victoria and Albert had their personal surname changed to Windsor by an Order-in-Council of King George V in 1917. www.germannotes.com /archive/article.php?products_id=739   (593 words)

Wittenberg, Germany  -  Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Of interest, too, are the home of Luther, now a museum; the houses of Melanchthon and of the German painter and etcher Lucas Cranach the Elder; and the parish church, dating from the 14th century, where Luther preached. The city was cited as early as 1180 and served (1273-1422) as the capital of the duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg. It passed to the Albertine line of the Wettin house in 1547 under the terms of the treaty known as the Capitulation of Wittenberg. www.galenfrysinger.com /wittenberg.htm   (285 words)

Wettin - Qwika Wettin Wettin is Wettin (dynasty), a German royal dynasty Wettin, Saxony-Anhalt, a city in Saxony-Anhalt... Wettin is the original home of the Wettin dynasty, which ruled Saxony for 800 years... House of Wettin house of Wettin is a family which currently reigns on... www.qwika.com /find/Wettin   (509 words)

Columbia Encyclopedia- Hanover house of - AOL Research & Learn The Salic law barred women from the succession in Hanover, and when William IV's niece, Victoria, succeeded (1837) to the British throne, the crowns of Hanover and Great Britain were separated. Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, so her descendants belonged to the house of Wettin. Ernest Augustus, son of George III, became (1837) king of Hanover and was succeeded by George V, who lost the crown in 1866. reference.aol.com /columbia/_a/hanover-house-of/20051206043309990019   (204 words)

Exhibition | Historical overview With the so-called Leipzig Partition of 1485, the Albertine and Ernestine branches of the House of Wettin divided Saxony into two spheres of influence. The imperial House of Hapsburg and its claim to sovereignty were confronted with growing opposition. Martin Luther had posted his ninety-five theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, initiating a reformational movement that was recognised as a threat. www.landesausstellung.de /englisch/seiten/ausstellung/ueberblick.html   (301 words)

Dresden bei Nacht Beyond the bridge, the roof of the Semper Opera House is visible to the left and the Japanese Palace is visible on the right. This 102-meter mural on the outer wall of the Stable Courtyard of the Royal Palace was painted in 1870-76 by the artist Wilhelm Walter. It survived the air raids of 1945 and depicts the 1000-year history of the house of Wettin. www.ortech-engr.com /users/dresden/beinacht.html   (681 words)

Wikidpedia - The free online encyclopedia - House of Windsor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) The House of Windsor, a branch of the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha line of the House of Wettin, is the Royal House of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and each of the other Commonwealth Realms. Thus, the name Wettin was renamed Windsor, which also became the name of the Royal House through an Order-in-Council of King George V. King George V's reign began in 1910 under the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and ended in 1936. www.pagerank10.co.uk /wiki/?title=House_of_Windsor   (535 words)

Thuringia After the extinction of the reigning Liudolfing line of counts in 1247 and the War of the Thuringian Succession (1247-64), the western half became independent under the name of Hesse, never to become a part of Thuringia again. Most of the remaining Thuringia came under the rule of the Wettin dynasty of nearby Meissen, the nucleus of the later duchy and kingdom of Saxony. With the division of the house of Wettin in 1485, Thuringia went to the senior Ernestine branch of the family, which subsequently subdivided the area into a number of smaller states. www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/tu/Turingia.html   (379 words)

Who Are The Black Nobility? All the families listed are connected with the House of Guelph, one of the original Black Nobility families of Venice, from which the House of Windsor and thus the present Queen of England, Elizabeth II, descends. The Guelphs are so intertwined with the German aristocracy through the House of Hanover that it would take several pages to mention all their connections. All (almost) European royal houses originate from the House of Hanover and thus from the House of Guelph — the Black Nobility. www.bibliotecapleyades.net /sociopolitica/esp_sociopol_blacknobil02.htm   (737 words)

Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Like the other Saxon-Thuringian minor states, the grand duchy originated in the partitions among the heirs of the House of Wettin, which ruled in Saxony. The Sisters of Merey from Fulda have establishments in four places; the Sisters of St. Elizabeth (Grey Sisters) from Breslau have a house at Eisenach. In answer to the petition of the Bishop of Fulda (17 Dec., 1856), the whole grand duchy was placed under his jurisdiction by brief of Cardinal Secretary of State Antonelli (17 Feb., 1857). www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/s/saxe-weimer-eisenach.html   (1291 words)

The Saxons In 1423, the last of the House of Askanier died without an heir and the Emperor then passed the title and duchy to Frederick IV "the Belligerent", Margrave of MeiBen from the House of Wettin. In the 14th century, the House of Wettin extended its territories from their base in Thuringia to the Saale and Elbe rivers. The Mark MeiBen was the land lying between the Saale and the Elbe and the uninhabited Erzgebirge or Ore Mountains, a colonial province of the empire in the 12th and 13th centuries. www.genealogical-gleanings.com /Saxons.htm   (871 words)

Remarks at the Opening of the Exhibition After the last Duke of Saxony-Wittenberg died, in 1423, the title of duke and the electoral privilege passed to the House of Wettin. The electoral privilege was granted by the Emperor to the Wettin Frederick the Pugnacious in return for his support in fighting the Hussites. The financial resources of the House of Wettin were not sufficient for total rebuilding of the two capitals, Warsaw and Dresden. www.loc.gov /exhibits/dres/dresremb.html   (2369 words)

Courtly lives - The Wettin Dynasty The Wettins were a German dynastical family that ruled in Saxony, Thuringia, Poland, Great Britain, Belgium, Portugal, and Bulgaria. He become the elector of Saxony, in 1425 and was called Frederick I. The Wettin holdings were then divided (in 1485) between Frederick II's sons: Ernest and Albert, "the Bold" of Saxony who was born July 31m 1443. Maria and Fernando were the founders of the Portuguese branch of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha's royal house of Portugal that reigned from 1853 to 1910. www.angelfire.com /mi4/polcrt/Wettin.html   (784 words)

John George III of Saxony John George III was born in 1647 to the house of Wettin. John George III Wettin married Anne Sophia of Denmark. They had a son named Frederick Augustus (the Strong). www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/jo/John_George_III_Wettin.html   (45 words)

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