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Portal of the Fürstenkapelle (Wettin Princes' Chapel)

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Portal of the Fürstenkapelle (Wettin Princes' Chapel)

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Portal of the Fürstenkapelle (Wettin Princes' Chapel)

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    January 25, 2025

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    Prince's Chapel - burial place of the Wettins
    The Prince's Chapel was added to the west tower around 1420. Its founder was Margrave Frederick the Quarrelsome, who was granted the Duchy of Saxony in 1423 and thus also received the electoral dignity. The electors and dukes of Saxony were buried in the Wettins' burial chapel until 1539.
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    March 14, 2025

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    It is a fortunate coincidence that the Princes' Chapel was placed in front of the cathedral's main portal between 1425 and 1446. The portal's rich and delicate figural decoration would …
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    June 26, 2025

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    From around 1420, burial place of the Wettin princes until around 1540
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