List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (S) List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (S) List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (S)

| Name_ | Type_ | Circle | Bench | Formed | Notes_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duchy of Saxony | 850: Margraviate , 888: Duchy, and an Electorate , 1180: After imperial overthrowing of Henry the Lion territorially severely belittled successor duchy to the Ascanians | n/a |  | 8th century | c850: Ludolf appointed Margrave of Saxony by Emperor Louis the German , 961-1106: To House of Billung , 1106: To Henry the Proud , 1180: Henry the Lion (House of Welf) deprived of his Duchy of Saxony , 1180: Separation of the counties of Blankenburg, Cloppenburg, Hohenstein, Lippe, Oldenburg, Ravensberg, Tecklenburg, Duchy of Westphalia, the prince-bishoprics of Bremen, Halberstadt, Hildesheim, Lübeck, Magdeburg, Minden, Münster, Osnabrück, Paderborn, Ratzeburg, Schwerin, and Verden , 1260: Partitioned into Saxe-Lauenburg and Saxe-Wittenberg, both claiming the electoral dignity |
| Electorate of Saxony | 1423-1547: Duchy and Electorate , 1547-1806: Electorate , 1806-1918: Kingdom of Saxony | Upp Sax | EL | 1423 | Created from merger of Margraviate of Meissen and Saxe-Wittenberg , 1485: Partitioned into Ernestine (Electorate, including Thuringia) and Albertine (Duchy of Saxe-Meissen) branches , 1547: imperial overthrowing of Ernestine Elector John Frederick I, replacing him by the Albertine Maurice of Saxe-Meissen, thus Albertine Saxe-Meissen merged in Saxony, while the Ernestine line seceded with Thuringia and then partioned into Saxe-Gotha (1553-1572) and Saxe-Weimar in 1553 , 1582: HRE Council of Princes |