Saxe-Weimar

Duchy of Saxe-Weimar
Herzogtum Sachsen-Weimar (German)
1572–1809
Flag of Saxe-Weimar
Flag
Coat of arms of Saxe-Weimar
Coat of arms
     Saxe-Weimar, shown within the other Ernestine duchies and      Saxe-Jena, joined to Saxe-Weimar in 1690
     Saxe-Weimar, shown within the other Ernestine duchies and      Saxe-Jena, joined to Saxe-Weimar in 1690
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire, then
State of the Confederation of the Rhine
CapitalWeimar
Common languages
GovernmentFeudal monarchy
Historical eraEarly modern period
• Division of Erfurt
1572
• Split off
    Saxe-Altenburg
 
1602
• Split off
     Eisenach and Gotha
 
1640
• Split off Saxe-Jena,
    and Saxe-Eisenach
 
1672
• United with
    Saxe-Eisenach
1741
• Merged to form
    Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
 
1809
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Saxony (1547–1572)
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Today part ofGermany

Saxe-Weimar (German: Sachsen-Weimar) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in present-day Thuringia. The chief town and capital was Weimar. The Weimar branch was the most genealogically senior extant branch of the House of Wettin.


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