Saxe-Marksuhl
Sign in to saveThe Duchy of Saxe-Marksuhl was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in 1662 for John George I, third son of Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. Originally John George was supposed to share Saxe-Eisenach with his older brother, Adolf William. Johann Georg finally accepted the receipt of an income from the duchy of Saxe-Eisenach and made his residence in the small town of Marksuhl. Saxe-Marksuhl was reincorporated into Saxe-Eisenach on the accession of John George to the Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach upon his nephew's death in 1671.
Key facts
- Country.native_name
- Herzogtum Sachsen-Marksuhl
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Duchy of Saxe-Marksuhl
- Country.common_name
- Saxe-Marksuhl
- Country.era
- Middle Ages
- Country.status
- Vassal
- Country.empire
- Holy Roman Empire
- Country.government_type
- Principality
- Country.year_start
- 1662
- Country.year_end
- 1671
- Country.event_start
- Partitioned from Saxe-Weimar
- Country.date_start
- 1662
- Country.event_end
- Incorporated into Saxe-Eisenach
- Country.date_end
- 1671
- Country.p1
- Saxe-Weimar
- Country.s1
- Saxe-Eisenach
- Country.image_map
- SajoniaMarksuhl.jpg
- Country.capital
- Marksuhl
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- historical country
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- inception
- 1662-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1671-01-01
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- Duke of Saxe-Marksuhl
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The Duchy of Saxe-Marksuhl was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in 1662 for John George I, third son of Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. Originally John George was supposed to share Saxe-Eisenach with his older brother, Adolf William. Johann Georg finally accepted the receipt of an income from the duchy of Saxe-Eisenach and made his residence in the small town of Marksuhl. Saxe-Marksuhl was reincorporated into Saxe-Eisenach on the accession of John George to the Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach upon his nephew's death in 1671.
==Duke of Saxe-Marksuhl== John George I (1662–1671)
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