Ptolemy's Geographia, written in the 2nd century, is sometimes considered to contain the first written reference to the Saxons. Some copies of this text mention a tribe called Saxones in the area to the north of the lower See more

The Protestant Reformation of the 16th century began under the protection of the electors of Saxony — in 1517, Martin Luther posted … See more

After 1918 Saxony was a state in the Weimar Republic and was the scene of Gustav Stresemann's overthrow of the KPD/SPD led government in 1923. It continued to exist … See more

• Electorate of Saxony
• Lower Saxony — partial modern successor State in Germany
• Ottonian dynasty
• Rulers of Saxony See more

When the Frankish kingdom was divided by the Treaty of Verdun (843) the territory east of the Rhine became the East Frankish Kingdom, from which the present Germany has … See more

The new kingdom was an ally of France in all the Napoleonic wars of the years 1807–13. At the beginning of the great German Campaign of 1813 the king sided neither with … See more

The province had an area of 9,746 square miles (25,240 km ), and in 1905 had 2,979,221 inhabitants. Of its population 230,860 (7.8%) were Catholic, 2,730,098 (91%) were … See more