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Saxe-Altenburg

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[saks-ahl-tn-burg] / ˈsæksˈɑl tnˌbɜrg /

noun

  1. a former duchy in Thuringia in central Germany.


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His “Ottomania” works include a masked and bejeweled Amalie of Württemberg, the Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg, which Mr. Uklanski based on a 19th-century work by Ludwig Doell.

From New York Times Sep. 25, 2019

Probably with my father-in-law, the Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, or with His Majesty the Emperor of Austria.

From The Prussian Terror by Alexandre Dumas

Entering the service of Frederick William II., duke of Saxe-Altenburg, he took part in the negotiations which led to the peace of Westphalia in 1648, and was appointed chancellor by the duke in 1649.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

A third Hermsdorf is a village in Saxe-Altenburg, where porcelain is made.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

In 1641 Coburg fell to the dukes of Saxe-Altenburg.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

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