 A legacy of this period is the Sorb population in Saxony.Eastern parts of present Saxony were ruled by Poland between 1002 and 1032 and by Bohemia since 1293.The territory of the Free State of Saxony became part of the Holy Roman Empire by the 10th century, when the dukes of Saxony were also kings (or emperors) of the Holy Roman Empire, comprising the Ottonian, or Saxon, Dynasty.