▁the ▁Me issen ▁marg ra ves ▁acquired ▁the ▁former ▁Ple iss ner land ▁territory ▁and ▁upon ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Th uring en ▁Su cc ession ▁ 1 2 4 7 – 1 2 6 4 ▁also ▁the ▁adjacent ▁Land gra vi ate ▁of ▁Th uring ia ▁in ▁the ▁west . ▁Finally ▁in ▁ 1 4 2 3 ▁Mar gra ve ▁Frederick ▁the ▁War like ▁was ▁en fe off ed ▁with ▁the ▁Sax e – W itten berg ▁lands ▁down ▁the ▁El be ▁(' Upper ▁Sax ony '), ▁an ▁elect or ate ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Golden ▁Bull ▁of ▁ 1 3 5 6 . ▁While ▁the ▁W ett in ▁r ul ers ▁eventually ▁moved ▁their ▁residence ▁to ▁Dresden , ▁the ▁Me issen ▁marg ra vi ate ▁merged ▁into ▁their ▁elect or ate ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁' C rad le ▁of ▁Sax ony '. ▁ ▁List ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁title ▁in ▁pre ten se ▁After ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁all ▁German ▁monarch ies ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Friedrich ▁August ▁III , ▁the ▁last ▁king ▁of ▁Sax ony , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁further ▁heads ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁pret enders ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁have ▁used ▁the ▁title ▁Mar gra ve ▁of ▁Me issen . ▁▁ ▁Friedrich ▁Christian , ▁Mar gra ve ▁of ▁Me issen ▁ ▁Maria ▁E manuel , ▁Mar gra ve ▁of ▁Me issen ▁ ▁Albert , ▁Mar gra ve ▁of ▁Me issen , ▁disput ed ▁with ▁Alexander ▁ ▁Alexander , ▁Mar