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Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

duchy, Germany
Also known as: Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach
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The Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was a state in the Thuringian region of Germany, ruled by members of the Ernestine branch of the house of Wettin from 1485 to 1918. This duchy was one of several Saxon duchies that originated from the partition of the electorate of Saxony in 1485 between Ernest and Albert, sons of Elector Frederick II.1

A notable ruler was Charles Augustus (duke from 1775 to 1828), who was a patron of writers like Goethe, Herder, and Schiller, making Weimar an intellectual center. In 1815, it became a sovereign member of the German Confederation. The duchy, along with others, joined the German Empire in 1871. Following the German revolution of 1918, the rulers abdicated, and its lands were merged into the new state of Thuringia in 1920.1

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  1. Saxon duchies
  2. history of Germany - Dukes, counts, and advocates
  3. Saxony

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