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Wettin Castle.
Introduction
Burg Wettin is is the ancestral home of the House of Wettin, a powerful a dynasty of counts, dukes, prince-electors and kings, who have ascended the thrones of Saxony, Great Britain, Belgium, Poland, Portugal, and Bulgaria, including the current British and Belgian royal families.
Originally built in the 11th century, the current castle is a modern reconstruction.
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