The House of Wettin is a dynasty of German counts, dukes, prince-electors (Kurfürsten) and kings that once ruled the area of today's German states of Saxony, the Saxon part of Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia for more than 800 years. Agnates of the House of Wettin have, at various times, ascended the thrones of Great Britain, Portugal, Bulgaria, Poland, Saxony, and Belgium; of these, only the British and Belgian lines retain their thrones today. (See list of members.)
Read more about House Of Wettin: Origins: Wettin of Saxony, Ernestine and Albertine Wettins, The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Branches of The House of Wettin and Its Agnatic Descent
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