Rulers
| Ferdinand I of Austria, Holy Roman Emperor from 1558 | 1526–1562 |
| Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor from 1564 | 1562–1576 |
| Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor | 1576–1611 |
| Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor from 1512 | 1611–1617 |
| Frederick of the Palatinate (the "Winter King") | 1619/20 |
| Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor from 1619 | 1617–1635 |
| John George I | 1635–1656 |
| John George II | 1656–1680 |
| John George III | 1680–1691 |
| John George IV | 1691–1694 |
| Frederick Augustus I, "the Strong", King of Poland from 1697 | 1694–1733 |
| Frederick Augustus II, King of Poland | 1733–1763 |
| Frederick Christian | 1763 |
| Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxony from 1806 | 1763-1815 |
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