What is Kingdom of Saxony?
{{Infobox Former Country |native_name = ''Königreich Sachsen'' |conventional_long_name = Kingdom of Saxony |common_name = Saxony |region = Germany |country = Germany |year_start = 1806 |year_end = 1918 |p1 = Electorate of Saxony |flag_p1 = Flag of Saxony.svg |s1 = Saxony |flag_s1 = Flag of Saxony.svg |image_flag = Flagge Königreich Sachsen (1815-1918).svg |image_coat = Coat of arms of Wettin House Albert Line.png |image_map = Saxony in the German Reich (1871).svg |image_map_caption = Kingdom of Saxony within the German Empire |capital = Dresden |national_anthem = ''Sachsen Hymne'' |government_type = Monarchy |title_leader = [[Rulers of Saxony#Kings of Saxony|King]] |leader1 = [[Frederick Augustus I of Saxony|Frederick Augustus I]] |year_leader1 = 1806-1827 |leader2 = [[Frederick Augustus III of Saxony|Frederick Augustus III]] |year_leader2 = 1904-1918 |stat_year1 = 1910 |stat_area1 = 14993 |stat_pop1 = 4806661 }} The '''Kingdom of Saxony''' ({{lang-de|Königreich Sachsen}}), existed from 1806 until 1918. From 1871 it was part of the [[German Empire]], and after [[World War I]] it became part of the [[Weimar Republic]]. Its capital was the city of [[Dresden]], and its modern successor [[States of Germany|state]] is the [[Saxony|Free State of Saxony]]. Before 1806 Saxony was the [[Electorate of Saxony]] in the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. This meant that the princes who ruled Saxony were [[prince-elector]] and could help elect a new Holy Roman Emperor. When [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Francis II]] was defeated by [[Napoleon]] at the [[Battle of Austerlitz]] and the empire was dissolved the electorate became an independent kingdom. The last elector of Saxony became King [[Frederick Augustus I of Saxony|Frederick Augustus I]]. After the [[Battle of Jena]] in 1806, Saxony joined the [[Confederation of the Rhine]], and remained within the Confederation until it broke up in 1813 when Napoleon was defeated at the [[Battle of Leipzig]]. The [[Catholic]] ruler of Saxony was one