
Information
Name: Electorate of Saxony (Wettines)
Type: Polity
Start: 1356
End: 1485
Groups:
Holy Roman Empire
Electorate of Saxony (Wettines): All Data
This page is about the data available for this polity, the chronology of the events of the polity is available here.
In the Golden Bull of 1356, Emperor Charles IV designated the Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg an electorate, a territory whose ruler was one of the prince-electors who chose the Holy Roman emperor.