House von Wettin
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| House von Wettin Haus von Wettin Wettin | |
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Coat of Arms of the House of Wettin, depicting the von Wettin's family animal, the stag | |
| Parent family | Buchard |
| Country | Drambenburg |
| Current region | Wettinburgen province |
| Place of origin | Anhalruit, Drambenburg |
| Founded | 1197 |
| Founder | Karl I von Wettin |
| Current head | Peter XXI von Wettin |
| Titles | Prince or Princess of Wettinburgen |
| Style(s) | His or Her Grace |
| Motto | A Wettin Always Pays His Debts |
| Estate(s) | Anhalruit Castle |
| Cadet branches | Wettin-Strauseburg, Strauseburg-Cohlbridge, Anhalruit-Lerbin-Gotha |
The House of Wettin is one of the seven Great Families of Drambenburg, from the Drambenburgian province of Wettinburgen. Peter XXI von Wettin is the current head of the house and reigning Kaiser of Drambenburg. The house is ancient, existing since 1197 when Karl I von Wettin, the seventh son of Herzog Olfrik "Sturmmantel" Buchard, built the castle of Anhalruit in present-day Anhalruit, Wettenburgen, a Mark of the small kingdom of Saxonie, and was granted the title of Markgraf by the King in Lerbin. Ever since, the House of Wettin has been a protector of the realm.