Guess what? The modern state of Saxony (aka Upper Saxony, Obersachsen) is not even contiguous with the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen).

Although to be somewhat fair they are connected by Sachsen-Anhalt. And basically all of northern Germany was at one point called Saxony (“Old Saxony”, Altesachsen), at least by the Romans.

Of course history is funny; Upper Saxony wasn’t part of the medieval Duchy of Saxony that followed, despite eventually taking the name.

(I’m mostly posting this because I wanted to figure it all out)