Sachsen Collection

Timber-framed house, Quedlinburg, Germany
View of an old renovated timber-framed house in the medieval part of the town of Quedlinburg, Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony Anhalt), Germany

Wittekind Converts
The baptism of WITTEKIND (variously spelt) Westphalian chieftain, who submits to Charlemagne, converts to Christianity, and becomes Herzog von Sachsen

CHRISTMAS, SAXONY
The people of Sachsen (Saxony) see no reason why the dead shouldn't enjoy Christmas as much as the living, so they decorate their graves with Christmas trees Date: 1881

XMAS TREES ON GRAVE
The people of Sachsen (Saxony) see no reason why the dead shouldn't enjoy Christmas as much as the living, so they decorate their graves with Christmas trees Date: 1881

MARIE / SACHSEN-WEIMAR-EIS
PRINCESS MARIE von SACHSEN-WEIMAR-EISENACH Wife of Prince Carl of Prussia in 1825 Date: -

Luther and Elector
MARTIN LUTHER with the kurfurst von Sachsen (elector of Saxony), togethar with God and a covey of cherubs, watch as Jesus is baptised

German scrap, Crown Prince Albert von Sachsen
German military scrap -- Crown Prince Albert von Sachsen (1828-1902). 19th century

Peter Eisenberg
PETER EISENBERG German churchman in the service of Georg herzog zu Sachsen. Date: CIRCA 1543

August Carpzov
AUGUST CARPZOV German diplomat in the service of the herzog von Sachsen. Date: 1612 - 1683

Johann Friedrich von Sachsen defeated by Carl V
The protestant elector Johann Friedrich von Sachsen is defeated at Muhlberg by the imperial forces of Carl V Date: 1547

Martin Luther concealed in Wartburg
Excommunicated by the pope, Luther is concealed for safety by Friedrich von Sachsen in a castle at Wartburg where he translates the New Testament Date: 1521

Heinrich VII Elected
The Seven Electors - of Koln, Mainz, Trier, Bayern, Sachsen, Brandenburg and Bohmen - choose Heinrich, Graf von Luxemburg, to be Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich VII Date: 27 November 1308

Herzog Sachsen-Zeitz
MORITZ WILHELM, herzog von SACHSEN-ZEITZ Date: 1664 - 1718

Marechal De Saxe - 3
HERMANN MORITZ, herzog von Sachsen, known as the MARECHAL DE SAXE : Austrian military commander in the French service. Date: 1696 - 1750

Marechal De Saxe - 2
HERMANN MORITZ, herzog von Sachsen, known as the MARECHAL DE SAXE : Austrian military commander in the French service. Date: 1696 - 1750

Georg Von Sachsen
JOHANN GEORG VON SACHSEN Bastard son of August der Stark, military commander and governor of Dresden. Date: 1704 - 1774

Sunflower field near Riesa, Saxony, Germany
View across a sunflower field near the town of Riesa in the state of Saxony, Germany. 2010

Scharfenstein Castle, Saxony, Germany
View of Scharfenstein Castle in the state of Saxony, Germany, with the Zschopau River in the foreground. The watchtower is just visible above the roof

Town hall and square, Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony, Germany
View of the market square and town hall in the town of Annaberg-Buchholz, in the state of Saxony, Germany. 2010

Fichtelbergbahn, Oberwiesenthal, Saxony, Germany
View of a train on the Fichtelbergbahn (Fichtelberg Railway) tourist line at the ski resort of Oberwiesenthal in the state of Saxony, Germany. 2010

St Anna Church, Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony, Germany
View of the tower of the St Anna Church (St Annenkirche) in the town of Annaberg-Buchholz, in the state of Saxony, Germany. 2010

Germany Schulpforta
The Cistercian monastery at Pforta, aka Schulpforta, in Sachsen, eastern Germany. Date: circa 1840

Timber-framed houses, Quedlinburg, Germany
Old, renovated timber-framed houses in the Kornmarkt (Cornmarket) in the medieval centre of the town of Quedlinburg, Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony Anhalt), Germany

August III Elected - 1
August III, who is also Friedrich August II, elector von Sachsen, is elected king of Poland at Wola, near Warsaw

Trumpeters Trumpeting
Trumpeters of the Sachsen Armeekorps sound the call for officers to report to divisional headquaters

Battle of St Privat 1870
The Sachsen regiment storms Saint-Privat

German Advanced Post
Sachsen Jaeger ( hunters ) man an advance post

Battle of Villiers 1870
Battle of VILLIERS - Sachsen troops attack a French position

Battle of Lowositz
BATTLE OF LOWOSITZ (Bohemia) Friedrich of Prussia defeats the Austrians under marshal Brown, and this means he is able to virtually annex Sachsen (Saxony)

August III of Poland
AUGUST III King of Poland and FRIEDRICH AUGUST II Elector of Sachsen

August II of Poland
AUGUST II THE STRONG King of Poland and FRIEDRICH AUGUST I Elector of Sachsen

Queen of Saxony / Sachsen
QUEEN OF SAXONY

Prince Edward / German
Prince Edward of Sachsen-Weimar in Uniform

Carl August / Sachsen-Weim
CARL AUGUST von SACHSEN-WEIMAR-EISENACH Fought with Prussia against Napoleon; patron of Goethe, Hegel, Herder, Schelling, Schiller and others

August Ii / Poland / Fursten
AUGUST II THE STRONG King of Poland (1697-1733) and FRIEDRICH AUGUST I Elector of Sachsen (from 1694)

Luther - Wartburg Chapel
Luthers chapel in the castle of the Wartburg where he was taken for safety in 1521 by the elector of Sachsen (Saxony)

Luther, Wartburg Door
The doorway into Das Lutherzelle, his study in the castle of the Wartburg where he was taken for safety in 1521 by the elector of Sachsen (Saxony)

Luther, Wartburg Study
Das Lutherzelle : his study in the castle of the Wartburg where he was taken for safety in 1521 by the elector of Sachsen (Saxony). He stayed there for ten months

Luther, Wartburg Room
LUTHERs room in the castle of the Wartburg where he was taken for safety in 1521 by the elector of Sachsen (Saxony). He stayed there for ten months

Prussia Imposes Force
Bismarck sees to it that Prussia takes control of the German states, breaking up the Bund of Bavaria, Hannover, Sachsen and the rest

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