Polity · 1792 CE – 1859 CE
Kingdom of Saxony
Königreich Sachsen
- Peak recorded area
- 34,339 km²
- 1807 CE
- Rulers on record
- 7
- from 1792 CE
- Data series
- 12
- 1792 CE–1859 CE
Overview
The Kingdom of Saxony was a German monarchy in Central Europe between 1806 and 1918, the successor of the Electorate of Saxony. It joined the Confederation of the Rhine after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, later joining the German Confederation after Napoleon was defeated in 1815. From 1871, it was part of the German Empire. It became a free state of the Weimar Republic in 1918 after the end of World War I and the abdication of King Frederick Augustus III.
Lead section from Wikipedia, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article.
Territory
2 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. CShapes 2.0 holds 1 further extent, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1859 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population44 obs · 1816 CE–1859 CE | 2.1Mpersons1859 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Urban Population44 obs · 1816 CE–1859 CE | 121Kpersons1859 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score44 obs · 1816 CE–1859 CE | 0.0057CINC (share of world capability)1859 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production44 obs · 1816 CE–1859 CE | 10Ktons1859 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel44 obs · 1816 CE–1859 CE | 27Kpersons1859 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure GBP30 obs · 1830 CE–1859 CE | 296Kcurrent GBP1859 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption10 obs · 1850 CE–1859 CE | 1.4Mcoal-ton equivalents1859 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index71 obs · 1789 CE–1859 CE | 0.141index (0-1)1859 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index71 obs · 1789 CE–1859 CE | 0.134index (0-1)1859 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index71 obs · 1789 CE–1859 CE | 0.062index (0-1)1859 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index71 obs · 1789 CE–1859 CE | 0.791index (0-1)1859 CE · V-Dem v15 |
Development
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index71 obs · 1789 CE–1859 CE | 0.246index (0-1)1859 CE · V-Dem v15 |
Rulers
7 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Hugh Elliotambassador of the United Kingdom to Saxony1792 CE – 1803 CE
- Friedrich August I of SaxonyKing of Saxony1806 CE – 1827 CE
- George William Chadambassador of the United Kingdom to Saxony1824 CE – 1828 CE
- Anton I of SaxonyKing of Saxony1827 CE – 1836 CE
- Edward Michael Wardambassador of the United Kingdom to Saxony1828 CE – 1832 CE
- Francis Forbesambassador of the United Kingdom to Saxony1832 CE – 1858 CE
- Augustus Berkeley Pagetambassador of the United Kingdom to Saxony1858 CE – 1859 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- German
- Currency
- Saxon thaler
Memberships
- 20-member Defense Pact (1815)Military alliance · member1816 CE – 1848 CE
- Hanover–Germany–Saxony Defense Pact (1849)Military alliance · member1849 CE – 1849 CE
- 20-member Defense Pact (1815)Military alliance · member1850 CE – 1866 CE
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Kingdom of Saxony is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.