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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

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

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

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

Al′tenburg, a town of Germany, capital of Saxe-Altenburg, 23 miles south of Leipzig.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

Stephan emigration had also decoyed a number of inhabitants from Saxe-Altenburg.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

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