The Lower Saxon Circle () was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire. Covering much of the territory settled by the original Saxons firstly the circle used to be called the Saxon Circle (), only to be later better differentiated from the Upper Saxon Circle the more specific name prevailed.

An unusual aspect of this circle was that at various times the kings of Denmark, Great Britain, and Sweden were all princes of a number of the member states.

Composition

The circle was made up of the following states:

Sources

The list of states making up the Lower Saxon Circle is based on that in the German Wikipedia article Niedersächsischer Reichskreis.


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