SaxeAltenburg
Saxe-Altenburg was a duchy in the northern part of modern-day Thuringia, Germany. It was one of the Ernestine duchies, meaning it was a successor state to the Electorate of Saxony, which was ruled by the Albertine line of the House of Wettin. The territory of Saxe-Altenburg was somewhat fragmented, with its land divided into two principal parts.
The history of Saxe-Altenburg is tied to the complex inheritance and division of Wettin territories. It was
The rulers of Saxe-Altenburg were members of the Ernestine line of the House of Wettin. The duchy