The House of Wettin was a dynasty which included Saxon kings, prince-electors, dukes, and counts, who once ruled territories in the present-day German federated states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The dynasty is one of the oldest in Europe, and its origins can be traced back to the town of Wettin, Saxony-Anhalt. The Wettins gradually rose to power within the Holy Roman Empire. Members of the family became the rulers of several medieval states, starting with the Saxon Eastern March in 1030. Other states they gained were Meissen in 1089, Thuringia in 1263, and Saxony in 1423. These areas cover large parts of Central Germany as a cultural area of Germany.
John George I was Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656. He led Saxony through the Thirty Years' War, which dominated his 45-year reign.
Johann Adolf II was the last Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels from 1736 to 1746. Following his death without surviving male issue, the Duchy returned to Electoral Saxony. Johann Adolf was also a commander in the Saxon Army.
Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg, was the first duke of Saxe-Merseburg and a member of the House of Wettin.
Christian II of Saxe-Merseburg, was a duke of Saxe-Merseburg and member of the House of Wettin.
Christian III Maurice, was a duke of Saxe-Merseburg and member of the House of Wettin.
Maurice Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg was a duke of Saxe-Merseburg and member of the House of Wettin.
August, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig, was a German prince and member of the House of Wettin.
Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg, was a duke of Saxe-Merseburg and member of the House of Wettin.
Maurice of Saxe-Zeitz was a duke of Saxe-Zeitz and member of the House of Wettin.
Moritz Wilhelm, a member of the Saxon House of Wettin, was the second and last Duke of Saxe-Zeitz from 1681 until his death.
Saxe-Weissenfels was a Duchy of the Holy Roman Empire from 1656 until 1746 with its residence at Weißenfels. Ruled by a cadet branch of the Albertine House of Wettin, the duchy passed to the Electorate of Saxony upon the extinction of the line.
The Duchy of Saxe-Zeitz was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire established in 1656–57 as a secundogeniture of the Electoral Saxon house of House of Wettin. Its capital was Zeitz. The territory fell back to the Wettin electoral line in 1718.
Erdmuthe Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz was the wife of Duke Christian II of Saxe-Merseburg, whom she married on 14 October 1679 at Moritzburg Palace in Zeitz.
Duke Christian Ulrich I of Württemberg-Oels was a German nobleman. He was the ruling Duke of Württemberg-Bernstadt from 1669 to 1697 and then the ruling Duke of Oels-Württemberg from 1697 until his death.
Dorothea Maria of Saxe-Weimar, was by birth Duchess of Saxe-Weimar from the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Zeitz.
Princess Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, often referred to as Christiane was the consort of Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg, who was the ruling Duke of Saxe-Merseburg from 1650 until his death.
Sophie Angelika of Württemberg-Oels, was a Duchess of Württemberg-Oels by birth and by marriage She became the Duchess of Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt.
Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, was a German noblewoman member of the House of Mecklenburg and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg-Spremberg and Saxe-Merseburg.
