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Duke of Saxony

The Duke of Saxony was the ruler of the duchy of Saxony in the Holy Roman Empire. Under the Golden Bull of 1356 the Duke of Saxony was one of the seven prince-electors entitled to elect the emperor, alongside the archbishops of Mainz, Trier and Cologne, the King of Bohemia, the Count Palatine and the Margrave of Brandenburg.

Duke of Saxony
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Duke of Saxony. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/duke-of-saxony
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