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This region became a hereditary posesssion under the Liudolfing dynasty, and in the 10th and 11th centuries it was held by the Billung family. One leader of this polity recovered Havelberg in the Wendish Crusade before being the first member of his family to rule this polity. That leader, Alfred the Bear, was the first of the House of Ascania to rule this state, which passed from the Ascanians to Frederick II the Valiant in 1422. This state's independence was restored at the Treaty of Hubertsburg after it was defeated at the Siege of Pirna and forced to fight for Prussia at the beginning of the Seven Years' War. The Lauenburg branch of this polity's rulers were eventually absorbed by Hannover, and following the extinction of this polity's Wittenberg line of rulers in 1422, it passed to Frederick I the Warlike. This state's Elector was elected King of Poland despite the opposition of France and Spain in the War of the Spanish Succession. That Elector was the son of another Elector of this state nicknamed "The Strong," Augustus II, and this state lent an alternate name to the Ottonian dynasty, which was based here. For 10 points, name this electorate with capital at Dresden.
This region became a hereditary posesssion under the Liudolfing dynasty, and in the 10th and 11th centuries it was held by the Billung family.
Electorate of {Saxony}