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And of course the British royal family, with a family name of Wettin and a dynastic name of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, magically became Windsor at that time.
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Establishment of the house of Wettin in Saxony (1423); the Hohenzollerns (Frederick) in Brandenburg (1415).
1338 2001
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Conrad von Wettin presents a young minstrel to the homesick Prince.
The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Charles Annesley
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Wettin, Henry's friend, appears in pilgrim's garb, to announce to the lonely wife the sad news of her husband's captivity and she at once resolves to travel to Ancona in order to entreat the Emperor's pardon.
The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Charles Annesley
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Bohemia, and many names familiar to travellers in these parts recall memories of Slavonic inhabitants -- Blasewitz, Loschwitz, Pilnitz, whither the royal family of Wettin, another Slavonic name, was wont to retire for the summer months.
From a Terrace in Prague Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker
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Everybody is convinced of her innocence, but her husband, always rash and violent, turns from her, when she refuses to say nay, and banishing her from his castle, casts his glove before Conrad von Wettin.
The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Charles Annesley
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Footnote: Another source of weakness in Saxony was the custom in the Wettin family of dividing the inheritance among members of the family.
A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. Carlton J. H. Hayes 1923
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He came upon Wettin from behind and ran his spear through him.
The Lost Continent 1916
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If Wettin lived you would be well treated, but Buckingham has taken me now, and is king.
The Lost Continent 1916
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"Buckingham has been wanting a sacrifice ever since he killed Wettin, that he might slay my mother and take Victory."
The Lost Continent 1916
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