Historical place archive

Saxony in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Saxony in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

8 records5 event labels4 people758–1813

Historical events in Saxony

758

758
Reballion of Rebels in Saxony
Pepin III the Short · House of Carolingian

Defeats the Saxons & wins a tribute from them

758
Reballion of Rebels in Saxony
Pepin III the Short · Revolution of France

Defeats the Saxons & wins a tribute from them

782

782
Conversion
Charlamagne I the Great · House of Carolingian

Saxony becomes a Frankish province & Christianity is imposed upon it

782
Rule of Saxony
Charlamagne I the Great · House of Carolingian

Saxony becomes a Frankish province & Christianity is imposed upon it

792

792
Capture of Saxony
Charlamagne I the Great · Military

Captures North Saxony

804

804
Rule of Saxony
Charlamagne I the Great · House of Carolingian

Completes the extension of his rule over Saxony

882

882
Rule of Saxony
Charles III the Fat · House of Carolingian

Gains Saxony on the death of brother Louis the Younger

1813

18 October 1813
Declaration of War
Napoleon I · Napoleonic Wars

Saxony joins the Allies

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match France and Saxony. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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