Saxony, Albert of (Albert of Helmstädt) Fourteenth-century philosopher; nicknamed Albertus Parvus, Albertutius, and Albertilla by the Italian Scholastics of the Renaissance. In 1351 he passed the first examination (determinatio) at the University of Paris, where he figured as a member of the English Nation. In the same year he was elected procurator of the English … Continue reading “Saxony, Albert of”
Saxony
Saxony I. THE SAXON TRIBE There arose in Germany during the third and fourth centuries after Christ the great tribal confederations of the Alamanni; Bavarians, Thuringians, Franks, Frisians, and Saxons, which took the place of the numerous petty tribes with their popular tribal form of government. With the exceptions of the Saxons all these confederations … Continue reading “Saxony”
Saxon Architecture
Saxon Architecture The buildings of the Anglo-Saxons were usually of wood, rarely of stone until the 11th century, and consequently we must not expect to find any great number of remains. The only dated examples of this style are about the middle of the 11th century, as at Deerhurst, Gloucestershire; with the exception of some … Continue reading “Saxon Architecture”
Saxo Grammaticus
Saxo Grammaticus Danish historian. Born c.1150. Author of Gesta Danorum, a complete history of Denmark to the year 1187, written in ornate Latin at the suggestion of Archbisop Abasalon of Lund. The first nine books preserve ancient legendary material, the last seven are historical and based on oral reports. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Saxo Grammaticus … Continue reading “Saxo Grammaticus”
Saxnot
Saxnot in German mythology, was a god whose name occurs in the oath taken by the Saxons after their violent conversion to Christianity by Charlemagne, by which they renounced the worship of Thunar (Thor), Woden, and Saxnot. He is supposed to have been the god of war, since the word Sax (Sachs), from which the … Continue reading “Saxnot”
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach A grand duchy in Thuringia, also known in recent times as the Grand duchy of Saxony. It has an area of 1397 sq. miles, and consists of three non-contiguous parts: Weimar (678 sq. miles); Eisenach (465); and Neustadt (254). In 1910 the grand duchy had 417,166 inhabitants; in 1905 it had a population of … Continue reading “Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach”
Saxe-Meiningen
Saxe-Meiningen A Saxon-Thuringian duchy. It has an area of 953 sq. miles, and 278,792 inhabitants (1910). In 1905 its population of 268,916 included 4870 Catholics (2 percent), 262,283 Evangelicals, and 1276 Jews. The duchy came into existence in 1681, as the result of the various succession agreements among the seven sons of Duke Ernest the … Continue reading “Saxe-Meiningen”
Saxe, Jean de
Saxe, Jean de For a long time two astronomers of the Middle Ages were confounded under this name. (1) Joannes Danko (Also DE DANEKOWE or DE SAXONIA). Composed (1297) the “Notulae super compotum”; there is also in Paris a copy of the Canons of Jean de Linières made by him (1323). (2) Jean de Counnout … Continue reading “Saxe, Jean de”
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha One of the Saxon-Thuringian duchies; has an area of 751 sq. miles and two chief divisions, the Duchy of Coburg (216 sq. miles) and the Duchy of Gotha (541 sq. miles). These divisions are separated from each other by a portion of Saxe-Meiningen and a strip of land belonging to Prussia (Kreis … Continue reading “Saxe-Coburg and Gotha”
Saxe-Altenburg
Saxe-Altenburg One of the Saxon duchies in the east of Thuringia; situated on the west frontier of the Kingdom of Saxony. It has an area of 511 sq. miles and consists of two parts (separated by the principality of the younger branch of the Reuss family), the Ostkreis (254 sq. miles) and the Westkreis (257 … Continue reading “Saxe-Altenburg”