Saxe-Weimar

Flag of Saxe-Weimar in 1632

Saxe-Weimar was a duchy in Thuringia, Germany. The chief town and capital was Weimar.

In the 15th century much of what is now Thuringia, including the area around Weimar, was in the hands of the Wettin dynasty, the Electors of Saxony. In 1485 the Wettin lands were divided, with the lands in Thuringia going to the Ernestine branch of the family. The Ernestines also retained the title of Elector. When John Frederick the Magnanimous was defeated and captured by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in 1547 and deprived of the electorate, he was allowed to retain the lands in Thuringia. In 1572 the Ernestine lands were divided by his sons into the duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Gotha.

Saxe-Weimar in 1632

When Grantville arrived in 1631, Saxe-Weimar was in the hands of the four Wettin brothers Wilhelm, Albrecht, Ernst, and Bernard, who ruled jointly. At the time, Wilhelm and Bernard were serving with the forces of Gustavus Adolphus.

Under the United States of Europe, Saxe-Weimar is a county-level subdivision of the State of Thuringia-Franconia, and an electoral district for the lower house of the USE's Parliament.