The former state was also named Lower Saxony thence the later names of the two Imperial Circles Saxe - Lauenburg and Saxe - Wittenberg .
Lower Saxony is the latter Upper Saxony .
The former state was also named Lower Saxony , the latter Upper Saxony , thence the later names of the two Imperial Circles Saxe - Lauenburg and Saxe - Wittenberg .