Electorate of Saxony — Frederick II and the Wettin Lands
Electorate of Saxony — Frederick II and the Wettin Lands
- Status – Electoral principality of the Holy Roman Empire
- Principal seat – Wittenberg; the Wettin lands also depend on Leipzig, Meissen and their surrounding roads and estates
- Languages – German, with Sorbian and regional speech in eastern districts
- Sacred traditions – Local divine cults, household rites, ancestral obligations and regional sacred customs
- Government – Wettin princely rule working through territorial officers, towns, nobles and inherited rights
- Current Ruler – Frederick II “the Gentle”, Elector of Saxony
- Immediate pressure – The Saxon Fratricidal War ended only a few years ago; settlements with Frederick’s brother William still shape loyalties, debts and border authority
- Dynastic heirs – Ernest and Albert are young sons of the electoral house, important to succession but not adult rulers
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