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  WETTIN - LoveToKnow Article on WETTIN
Wettin then passed to the descendants of Conrad's youngest son Frederick, and in 1288 the county, town and castle of Wettin were sold to the archbishop of Magdeburg.
Conrad I. and his successors had added largely to their possessions, until under Henry I., the Illustrious, margrave of Meissen, the lands of the Wettins stretched from the Oder to the Werra, and from the Erzgebirge to the Harz mountains.
In June 1889 the Sooth anniversary of the rule of the Wettins in Meissen and Saxony was celebrated with great splendour at Dresden.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WE/WETTIN.htm   (432 words)

  
 Wettin (dynasty) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Wettin dynasty of German counts, dukes, Prince Electors (Kurfürsten) 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.
More recently, a descendant of the Wettin dynasty acquired the British throne, although the name is no longer used.
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).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wettin_(dynasty)   (311 words)

  
 Station Information - Wettin
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.
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.
Wettin is also the name of the city from which the Wettin dynasty originated, see Wettin (city).
www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/w/we/wettin.html   (257 words)

  
 Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by lastname - part 101   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Wettin, Albert the Bold of Saxony, Duke of Saxony, b.
Wettin, Henry the Pious of Saxony, Duke of Saxony, b.
Wettin, William III the Brave of Saxony, Duke of Luxemburg, b.
www.dcs.hull.ac.uk /genealogy/royal/gedx101.html   (714 words)

  
 Courtly Lives - The Wettin Dynasty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Frederick I (Wettin) "the Warlike" was an elector of Saxony.
Frederick II (Wettin) "the Gentle" was the Duke of Saxony.
John George II (Wettin) of Saxony was norn on June 10, 1613 and died September 11, 1680.
www.angelfire.com /mi4/polcrt/WettinTree.html   (221 words)

  
 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg1644 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony WETTIN was born 17 Oct 1696 and died 5 Oct 1763.
Frederick Augustus I of Saxony WETTIN was born 23 Dec 1750.
Anthony Clement of Saxony WETTIN was born 27 Dec 1755 and died 6 Jun 1836.
www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg1644.htm   (291 words)

  
 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg119 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Arthur Frederick WETTIN was born 13 Jan 1883 and died 12 Sep 1938.
Leopold George Duncan Albert WETTIN Duke of Albany [Parents] was born 7 Apr 1853 in Buckingham Palace.
Leopold Charles Edward WETTIN was born 19 Jul 1884 and died 1954.
www.pwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg119.htm   (1222 words)

  
 Wettin --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
German royal family; from 10th to 15th century acquired Thuringia and Saxony and divided possessions between Ernestine and Albertine branches; in 19th-century duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, of Ernestine branch, provided Leopold I of Belgium, Ferdinand, king consort of Maria II of Portugal, Albert, prince consort of Victoria of England, and Ferdinand, king of Bulgaria.
Its earliest known ancestors were active in pushing Germany's frontier eastward into formerly Slav territory; and by the end of the 1080s two of their descendants, brothers, held not only the countship of Wettin (on a crossing of the Saale River downstream from Halle), but also, farther...
It passed to the Saxon house of Wettin in 1243 and was the capital...
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9340252?tocId=9340252   (602 words)

  
 Wettin Dynasty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Wettins of Meissen vastly enlarged their line's territory by becoming landgraves of Thuringia in 1264 and electors of Saxony in 1423.
In the 19th and 20th centuries the Ernestine Wettins of the Saxe-Coburg branch rose to unprecedented heights.
Yet another Ernestine, Ferdinand, married Maria II of Portugal in 1836 and was the founder of the Portuguese royal house that reigned from 1853 to 1910.
www.hfac.uh.edu /gbrown/philosophers/leibniz/britannicapages/WettinDynasty/WettinDynasty.html   (195 words)

  
 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg181 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Frederick Christian of Saxony WETTIN was born 5 Sep 1722 and died 17 Dec 1763.
Mary Amalia Saxony WETTIN was born 24 Nov 1724 and died 27 Sep 1760.
Marie-Josephe de Saxe WETTIN was born 4 Nov 1731 and died 13 Mar 1767.
www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg181.htm   (1386 words)

  
 The House of Wettin, Thuringia
Thimo's son Conrad became Margrave of Meissen and was granted part of Lusatia by the emperor.
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.
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 /%7EFroebelWeb/thuringia/wettin.html   (1612 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.
The county of Altenburg became a possession of the Wettin family in 1328.
www.angelfire.com /mi4/polcrt/Wettin.html   (784 words)

  
 The Ducal House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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.org /english/chronologie.html   (1702 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: List of Belgian monarchs
For example, the current heir apparent is called Philippe in French and Filip in Dutch; the fifth King of the Belgians was Baudouin in French and Boudewijn in Dutch; the three kings who are known as Léopold in French are known as Leopold (without accent) in Dutch.
The Duke of Brabant His Royal Highness Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant (Philippe Léopold Louis Marie Wettin), styled HRH The Duke of Brabant (born 15 April 1960), is the eldest son and heir apparent of Albert II, King of the Belgians.
Her Majesty Fabiola, Queen-Dowager of the Belgians (Fabiola Wettin, née Doña Fabiola Fernanda María de las Victorias Antonia Adelaida de Mora y Aragón) is the widow of Baudouin I. She was born at Madrid, Spain on June 11, 1928, the third daughter of Don Gonzalo...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Belgian-monarchs   (1471 words)

  
 Saxony and Its History
The House of Wettin had extended its territories in the 14th century from their homelands in Thuringia to the Saale and Elbe, and with this new acquisition had become a power to be reckoned with.
At its centre a sarcophagus was erected in 1563 for Moritz, the Elector of Saxony.
Schloß Pillnitz on the Elbe was acquired from the Wettin in 1694.
www.apex.net.au /~jgk/saxony/history.html   (11891 words)

  
 magdalene wettin
Magdalene Wettin Hohenzollern was born in 1507 and died 1534.
She was the daughter of George the Bearded Wettin, Duke of Saxony and his wife Barbara (daughter of Casimir IV and Elisabeth Habsburg.
Johann Georg or John George I Wettin, John George II Wettin, John George III Wettin and John Georg IV Wettin (brother of Frederick Augustus I the Strong are descendants.
www.fact-library.com /magdalene_wettin.html   (97 words)

  
 Historical Flags (Thuringia, Germany)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In 1423 margrave Frederick of Meissen, count of Wettin, received the duchy and the electoral dignity of Upper Saxony.
In 1423, Frederick the Warlike of Meissen was granted Saxony and became (1425) elector of Saxony as Frederick I. The Wettin holdings were repeatedly subdivided.
In 1918, when the house of Wettin was deposed in Thuringia and Saxony, its Thuringian holdings consisted of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, a grand duchy, and of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (see under Saxe-Coburg), Saxe-Meiningen, and Saxe-Altenburg, which were duchies.
www.buschauer.dynip.com /fotw/flags/de-th_hi.html   (516 words)

  
 WETTIN - Online Information article about WETTIN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Gau of Wettin on the right bank of the Saale.
Wettin then passed to the descendants of Conrad's youngest son Frederick, and in 1288 the county, town and castle of Wettin were sold to the See also:
Conrad I. and his successors had added largely to their possessions, until under Henry I., the Illustrious, margrave of Meissen, the lands of the Wettins stretched from the See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /WAT_WIL/WETTIN.html   (582 words)

  
 I6609: Frederick Wettin Elector Of Saxony (22 AUG 1412 - )
I6609: Frederick Wettin Elector Of Saxony (22 AUG 1412 -)
Descendants of Frederick Wettin Elector Of Saxony and ???
1 Ernest Wettin Elector Of Saxony = Unknown
web.ukonline.co.uk /Members/nigel.battysmith/Database/D0013/I6609.html   (56 words)

  
 Regents of Thuringia
Thuringia became instead a part of the lands of the house of Wettin, which included the margraviate of Meissen.
Albrecht the Decadent sold all of his possessions to the German king Adolf 1293 but the House of Wettin managed to regain these lands after throne wars during the early 14th century.
But the next year, when they were still under aged and had not started to reign, were the Wettin lands partitioned so that their uncle Balthasar became sole regent over Thuringia.
www.tacitus.nu /historical-atlas/regents/germany/thuringia.htm   (325 words)

  
 My Lines - Person Page 157
Adelheid von Wettin, Markgräfin von Österreich was the daughter of the Duke of Meißen.
Adelheid von Wettin, Markgräfin von Österreich was buried in Melk.
Markgraf von Merseburg Dedi I von Wettin was born circa 946.
homepages.rootsweb.com /~cousin/html/p157.htm   (4824 words)

  
 Deutsche Wappen - German Civic Heraldry - SACHSEN-ALTENBURG   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
One of the four newly formed duchies was Sachsen-Altenburg, all four duchies, however, were ruled by different branches of the Wettin dynasty.
The area was ruled by a different branch of the Wettin family, the Lords of Sachsen-Eisenberg, but it still belonged to Sachsen-Gotha (-Altenburg).
It became a possession of the Wettin family in 1328.
www.ngw.nl /int/dld/sachsalt.htm   (278 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: John George III Wettin
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), later ruler of Dresden, Saxony and Poland.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/John-George-III-Wettin   (131 words)

  
 Swedish royalty: Gustav VI's children--Gustav Adolf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Gustav Adolf was born in 1906, the eldest son of future King Gustav VI and Princess Margaret Victoria Wettin (1882-1920).
Her father was Queen Victoria's son Prince Arthur (1850-), Duke of Connaught and Strathern who married Princess Louise Margret of Prussia and was known as the Duchess of Clarence.
Gustaf Adolf was the eldest son of future King Gustav VI and Princess Margaret Victoria Wettin (1882-1920).
histclo.hispeed.com /royal/swe/royal-sweg6ga.htm   (452 words)

  
 Genealogy Index for surnames beginning with W
Wettin, Anthony Clement of Saxony (27 DEC 1755-6 JUN 1836)
WETTIN, Ernest of Saxony (24 MAR 1441-26 AUG 1486)
WETTIN, Henry the Pious of Saxony (16 MAR 1473-18 AUG 1541)
www.maximiliangenealogy.co.uk /html/idxw.html   (2365 words)

  
 Deutsche Wappen - German Civic Heraldry - SACHSEN-COBURG-GOTHA
One of the four newly formed duchies was Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, all ruled by different branches of the Wettin dynasty.
Thüringen was ruled by the Dukes of Thüringen-Hessen until 1247 and since it has been part of Sachsen and most rulers over (parts of) Sachsen from the Wettin dynasty used the striped lion in their arms.
The County Hennenberg is also one of the oldest possessions of the Wettin dynasty.
www.ngw.nl /int/dld/sachsenc.htm   (304 words)

  
 WETTIN (FAMILY) - LoveToKnow Article on WETTIN (FAMILY)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
WETTIN (FAMILY) - LoveToKnow Article on WETTIN (FAMILY)
WETTIN, the name of a family from which several of the royal houses of Europe have sprung, derived from a castle which stood near the small town of that name on the Saale.
To properly cite this WETTIN (FAMILY) article in your work, copy the complete reference below:
www.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WE/WETTIN_FAMILY_.htm   (777 words)

  
 Duke Albert the Bold of Saxony : Albert the Bold Wettin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Duke Albert the Bold of Saxony : Albert the Bold Wettin
Albert the Bold Wettin Duke of Saxony was born 1443.
Their sons were George the Bearded and Henry the Pious Wettin[?], both dukes of Saxony.
www.factbase.info /al/albert-the-bold-wettin.html   (57 words)

  
 History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Long ago, in the Middle Ages, the Wettin Princes became the margraves of Meissen, thus marking the beginning of Saxon history.
Albrechtsburg Castle is regarded as being the first castle to be used a royal residence in the Germanspeaking world; built between 1472 and 1525, it is a fine example of late Gothic style.
Today the castle, the former residence of the House of Wettin, is a museum which is just as popular with visitors as the cathedral, whose architecture is pure Gothic and whose Princes`Chapel is one of the most famous burial places of the Wettin family.
www.meiland.de /meissen/e_gesch.htm   (279 words)

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