What is House of Wettin?
{{Infobox family | surname = House of Wettin | estate = Saxony, Meissen and Thuringia | coat of arms = [[File:Banner of Saxony (1^1).svg|150px]] | country = [[Saxony]] | titles = [[Margraviate of Meissen|Margrave of Meissen]], [[Landgraviate of Thuringia|Landgrave of Thuringia]], [[Duchy of Saxony|Duke of Saxony]], [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach|Grand Duke of Saxony]], [[Electorate of Saxony|Elector of Saxony]], [[Kingdom of Saxony|King of Saxony]] | founder = Thiedericus | final ruler = Many sovereigns in different states until 1918 | current head = [[Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach|Prince Michael]], titular Grand Duke of Saxony | founding year = [[900s|900s A.D.]] | dissolution = 1918 | cadet branches = In order of seniority:<br>[[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach]] (Grand Duchy of Saxony)<br>[[Saxe-Meiningen]]<br>[[Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]<br>Saxony (Kingdom of Saxony) }} The '''House of Wettin''' was a dynasty of [[Germany|German]] [[count]]s, [[duke]]s, [[Prince Elector|prince-electors]] (Kurfürsten) and [[monarch|kings]] that ruled in what is known today as the German [[States of Germany|states]] of [[Saxony]] and [[Thuringia]] for more than 800 years. Members of the Wettin family were also kings of [[Poland]], as well as forming the ruling houses of [[Great Britain]], [[Portugal]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Poland]], [[Saxony]], and [[Belgium]]. Today only the [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Belgium|Belgian]] lines still rule their countries, but the last [[Tsar]] of Bulgaria, Simeon II, was Prime Minister of Bulgaria between 2001 and 2005. Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha is the only ex-king who has ever returned to his country as an elected leader. == Origins: Wettins of Saxony == The oldest known member of the House of Wettin was Thiedericus (died 982). Around 1000, as part of the German conquest of [[Slavic]] territory, the family got [[Wettin Castle]] and changed their name. It was usual for noblemen to change their name to the name of their territory. Wettin Castle is located in [[Wettin, Saxony-Anhalt|Wettin]], [[Saxony-Anh