Saxony

Saxony was originally a settlement area of the Saxons comprising the area of the modern German states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony-Anhalt and most of Schleswig-Holstein. Saxony was subdued by Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from about 772 and was created as a stem duchy in 843 with the Treaty of Verdun. The Duchy of Saxony, like most Germanic states, fluctuated in size, land area and power throughout the majority of the medieval era until the formation of the modern country of Germany in 1918.

Rulers of Saxony

Louis the Child, King of East Francia - 900-911

Conrad the Younger, King of Germany - 911-912

Henry the Fowler, Duke of Saxony - 912-936

Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor - 936-973

Bernard I, Duke of Saxony - 973-1011

Bernard II, Duke of Saxony - 1011-1059

Ordulf, Duke of Saxony - 1059-1072

Magnus, Duke of Saxony - 1072-1106, Billung dynasty

Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor - 1106-1112

Otto of Ballenstedt, Duke of Saxony - 1112-1115

Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor - 1115-1137

Henry the Proud, Duke of Saxony - 1137-1139

Albert the Bear, Duke of Saxony - 1138-1142

Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Duke of Bavaria - 1142-1180, Welf Dynasty