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Plate 15 from Historischer Atlas von Sachsen Index no. 0012:0015
( Saxony in 1485 )  —  ( Sachsen im Jahre 1485 )

Map no. 15

["The Partition of Leipzig". The older brother Ernst received the Duchy of Wittenberg, as Elector. He divided the rest of their late father's territories into two parts, and allowed his younger brother Albrecht to choose. Albrecht chose Meissen and eastern Saxony, to Ernst's disappointment.]

shows the famous partition in 1485; Ernst, third Elector signed away a large part of his states to his brother Albert. Beside the Electorate of Saxony the Elector received a part of Thuringia with Altenburg, the district of Neustadt and Voigtland, the towns Colditz, Grimma, Eilenburg, Düben and Torgau (blue). Albert got everything shown in red: Meissen, Osterland, part of the Pleissnerland and Thuringia together with Sangerhausen. The two brothers shared the four towns Görlitz, Sorau, Beeskow and Storkow (violet) and the proceeds of the Freiberger mines.

Map no. 15

zeigt die bekannte Theilung im J. 1485 durch Ernst, dritten Churfürsten, der einen großen Staaten seinen Bruder Albert abtrat. Der Churfurst erhielt außer dem Churfürstenthum Sachsen einen Theil von Thüringen mit Altenburg, den Neustädter und Voigtländischen Kreis, die Städte Colditz, Grimma, Eilenburg Düben und Torgau, alles blau; Albert bekam alles das, was roth ist und das in Meißen, in dem Osterlande, einem Theile des Pleißnerlandes und Thüringensnebst Sangerhausen bestand. Die vier Städte, Görlitz, Sorau, Beestow und Storkow (violett) besaßen die beiden Brüder gemeinschaftlich, so wie den Ertrag der Freiberger Bergwerke.

Keywords: Partition of Leipzig, Ernst, Duchy of Wittenberg, Albrecht, Meissen, Saxony, Electorate of Saxony, Thuringia, Altenburg, Neustadt, Voigtland, Colditz, Grimma, Eilenburg, Düben, Torgau, Meissen, Osterland, Pleissnerland, Thuringia, Sangerhausen, Görlitz, Sorau, Beeskow, Storkow, Freiberger mines, Ernestine Line, Albertine LineLeipzig, partition ofDuchy of WittenbergFreiberger mines

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