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Plate 18 from Historischer Atlas von Sachsen Index no. 0012:0018
( Saxony in 1585 )  —  ( Sachsen im Jahre 1585 )

Map no. 18

shows that in 1585 the possessions of the Elector of Saxony (red) were augmented by all of Voigtland, by the district of Neustadt and several other districts which August had bought, and by part of the County of Henneberg. At that time the Ernestine Line was divided into three branches: 1) Eisenach and Coburg (yellow), 2)Weimar and Gotha (blue), and 3) Altenburg (orange-yellow)

Map no. 18

zeigt, daß im J. 1585 die Besitzungen des Churfürsten von Sachsen, roth, durch das ganze Voigtland, den Neustädter Kreis und mehrere Gebeite, die August gekauft hatte und durch einen Theil der Graffschaft Henneberg vergrößert wurden. Die ernestinische Linie was damals in drei Zweige getheilt: 1: in Eisenach und Coburg, gelb; 2) in Weimar-Gotha, blau und 3) in Alenburg, orangegelb.

Keywords: Voigtland, Neustadt, County of Henneberg, Ernestine Line, Eisenach, Coburg, Weimar, Gotha, AltenburgVoigtlandNeustadtHenneberg, county of Ernestine Line

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