# Electorate of Saxony

> state of the Holy Roman Empire, established when Emperor Charles IV raised the Ascanian duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg to the status of an Electorate 1356

**Wikidata**: [Q156199](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q156199)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electorate_of_Saxony)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/electorate-of-saxony


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013