Saxony (disambiguation)
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- See also: Saxon (disambiguation) or Saxonia (disambiguation) for other related terms.
Saxony may refer to several Holy Roman Empire era, German Empire or later modern German states in different locations along the Elbe river:
Free State of Saxony, Freistaat Sachsen
- The Free State of Saxony, a federal German state in eastern Germany, recreated in 1990, also (1918–1934).
- The Kingdom of Saxony, its predecessor state (1806–1918).
- The Electorate of Saxony, its approximate predecessor (1356–1806).
Saxony-Anhalt, Sachsen-Anhalt
- Saxony-Anhalt, a federal German state located downstream (northwest) of the State of Saxony.
- The Prussian Province of Saxony, its predecessor until 1945, ceded by the Kingdom in 1816.
Lower Saxony, Niedersachsen
- Lower Saxony, a federal German state located on the lower Elbe, northwest of Saxony-Anhalt.
- The Duchy of Saxony, a medieval duchy (until 1180).
- Old Saxony, the origin of the Saxon and Anglo-Saxon people.
Saxony or Saxe is also a part of the name of the many duchies created of the break-up from the Saxon states:
- Saxe-Lauenburg
- Saxony-Wittenberg
- The Saxon Duchies in Thuringia split off from the Electorate of Saxony after 1485
- Sachsen bei Ansbach, a town in the district of Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany
- Saxony Hotel, in Miami Beach, Florida, USA
- Saxony Mill, a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rockville, Connecticut, USA
- Saxony yarn, a fine 3-ply yarn spun from the wool of merino sheep and dyed with natural dyes, first produced in the Kingdom of and Free State of Saxony, and later in England, France, and New England.
- Sachsen class frigate, Germany's latest class of highly advanced air-defense frigates.
- Saxons - The Saxons or Saxon people were a confederation of Old Germanic tribes, originally from northern Germany
- History of Saxony
- Rulers of Saxony
- Saxo Grammaticus
- Romkerhall