Saxe-Lauenburg [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Saxe-Lauenburg
The Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg (, called "Niedersachsen" (Lower Saxony) between the 14th and 17th centuries), was a "reichsfrei" duchy that existed 1296–1803 and 1814–1876 in the extreme southeast region of what is now Schleswig-Holstein. Its territorial center was in the modern district of Herzogtum Lauenburg and originally its eponymous capital was Lauenburg upon Elbe, though in 1619 the capital moved to Ratzeburg.
Former territories not part of today's district of Lauenburg.
In addition to the core
On 28 June 1643 Gustavus Adolphus' daughter, Christina of Sweden, leased the estates of Marienfließ nunnery to Francis Henry of Saxe-Lauenburg for 10 years, after which it reverted to the new ruler of Pomerania, Frederick William, the Great elector, on 12 December 1653, rewarding Francis Henry's improvements to the estate.
Under Brandenburg rule the damsels' foundation was restituted, but dissolved in 1945, when Marienfließ was handed over to Poland.
Notable people.
- Eleonore Charlotte of Saxe-Lauenburg-