Saxe-Lauenburg
Saxe-Lauenburg was an immediate imperial duchy around Lauenburg on the lower Elbe, ruled by the Ascanian family. In 1337 Albert IV held its Bergedorf-Mölln branch, while the Lauenburg and Wittenberg lines disputed the Saxon electoral vote.
The Golden Bull of 1356 awarded the vote to Saxe-Wittenberg. The duchy gradually became Lutheran, and Francis I established a state church in 1585. The Ascanian male line ended in 1689 and the duchy passed to the Welfs; in 1815 the Congress of Vienna assigned it to Denmark in personal union.
Characters
- Albert IV of Saxe-Lauenburg
- Albert V of Saxe-Lauenburg
- Elisabeth of Pomerania
- Eric I of Saxe-Lauenburg
- Eric II of Saxe-Lauenburg
- Eric III of Saxe-Lauenburg
- Helene of Saxe-Lauenburg
- John I, Duke of Saxony
- John II of Saxe-Lauenburg
- John III of Saxe-Lauenburg