Prince-Electors of Saxony (Ninety-Five Theses Map Game)

The Prince-Elector of Saxony (German: Kurfürst von Sachsen) is the hereditary head of state and head of government of the Electorate of Saxony

Title and Style
The official title of the Prince-Elector of Saxony is:


 * His Serene Highness, Prince-Elector Frederick III, Prince-Elector of Saxony, Duke of Anhalt, Margrave of Meissen, Landgrave of Thuringia, and Archmarshal of the Holy Roman Empire

His formal style is "His Serene Higness," while his form of personal address is "Your Highness." The use of the formal style is uncommon in the court of Frederick III, but his personal style is mandated by law.

List
The Golden Bull of 1356 established the Electorate of Saxony, from the Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg. The Dukes of Saxe-Wittenberg were all from the House of Ascania, and they were the ones given electoral dignity in 1356 (specifically Rudolf I). The electoral Ascanian line went extinct in 1422. Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund bestowed the electoral dignity upon the margrave of Meissen and landgrave of Thuringia, Frederick I. This created some conflict with the Anhalt branch of the Ascanian line, but that line would also go extinct and be granted to Saxony under Frederick III.