State

Province of Saxony

1816–1944 · 19th century

The Province of Saxony was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia formed after the Congress of Vienna from lands taken from the Kingdom of Saxony and older Prussian territories such as Magdeburg and Halberstadt. Its capital was Magdeburg. It was divided in 1944, and its lands now lie mostly in Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.

Province of Saxony
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Mentioned in 4 state histories

Principality of HalberstadtDuchy of MagdeburgPrincipality of ErfurtFree State of Anhalt

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Province of Saxony. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/province-of-saxony
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“Province of Saxony.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/province-of-saxony. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Province of Saxony.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/province-of-saxony.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Province of Saxony’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/province-of-saxony (Accessed: ).

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