Electorate of Saxony

state of the Holy Roman Empire, established when Emperor Charles IV raised the Ascanian duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg to the status of an Electorate 1356

Details

Instance of: electoral principate, state in the Holy Roman Empire, historical country
Inception: 1356
Follows: Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
Followed by: Kingdom of Saxony
Country: Holy Roman Empire
Continent: Europe
Capital: Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Dresden
Population: 1100000
basic form of government: monarchy
category for people born here: Q111901859, Category:Births in Saxony
category of associated people: Category:People from the Electorate of Saxony
coat of arms: coat of arms of the Electorate of Saxony
demonym: Sachse, Sächsin, saxon, saxonne, Sachsen, Sächsinnen, سكسوني, سكسونيَّة, سكسونيُّون, سكسونيَّات
described by source: Nordisk familjebok, Dresdner Hefte
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 19 December 1806
head of state: Frederick III of Saxony
language used: Central German, Sorbian
member of: Holy Roman Empire
name in native language: Saxonia Electoralis, Kurfürstentum Sachsen
official language: Latin
official name: Saxonia Electoralis, Kurfürstentum Sachsen
participant in: Third Silesian War, Second Silesian War
position held by head of the organization: Prince-Elector of Saxony
replaced by: Kingdom of Saxony
topic's main category: Category:Electorate of Saxony