Saxe-Altenburg
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Saxe-Altenburg () was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin in present-day Thuringia. It was one of the smallest of the German states with an area of 1323 square kilometers and a population of 207,000 (1905) of whom about one fifth resided in the capital, Altenburg. The territory of the duchy consisted of two non-contiguous territories separated by land belonging to the Principality of Reuss-Gera. Its economy was based on agriculture, forestry, and small industry. The state had a constitutional monarchical form of government with a parliament composed of
Key facts
- Country.life_span
- 1602–16721826–1918
- Country.event_start
- Saxe-Weimar partitioned
- Country.event1
- Personal union with Saxe-Gotha*
- Country.date_event1
- 1672–1825
- Country.event2
- Ernestine duchies rearranged, duchy restored
- Country.date_event2
- 12 November 1826
- Country.event_end
- German Revolution
- Country.event_post
- Merged into Thuringia‡
- Country.date_post
- 1918
- Country.p1
- Saxe-Weimar
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg (1602–1918)Herzogtum Sachsen-Altenburg
- Country.common_name
- Saxe-Altenburg
- Country.status
- Vassal
- Country.empire
- Holy Roman Empire
- Country.government_type
- Duchy (1602–1918)
- Country.status_text
- State of the Holy Roman Empire,State of the German Confederation,State of the North German Confederation,State of the German Empire
- Country.date_start
- 7 July
- Country.year_start
- 1602
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Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Thuringian states
- Located in
- German Confederation
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Altenburg
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- Commons category
- Saxe-Altenburg
- inception
- 1602-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1918-01-01
- topic's main category
- Category:Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
- member of
- Holy Roman Empire
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Territory
- History
- Dukes of Saxe-Altenburg
- Elder line
- Junior line
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Saxe-Altenburg () was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin in present-day Thuringia. It was one of the smallest of the German states with an area of 1323 square kilometers and a population of 207,000 (1905) of whom about one fifth resided in the capital, Altenburg. The territory of the duchy consisted of two non-contiguous territories separated by land belonging to the Principality of Reuss-Gera. Its economy was based on agriculture, forestry, and small industry. The state had a constitutional monarchical form of government with a parliament composed of thirty members chosen by male taxpayers over 25 years of age.
== Territory == Saxe-Altenburg had an area of 1,323 km2 (510 sq. mi.) and a population of 207,000 in 1905. Its capital was Altenburg.
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