Later it belonged to Meissen and to Saxony, passing to Prussia in 1814.
In 1865 he was made a counsellor to the consistory, in 1871 canon of Meissen cathedral, and in 1887 a privy councillor to the church.
Wurzen was founded by the Sorbs, and was a town early in the 12th century, when Herwig, bishop of Meissen, founded a monastery here.
The Franciscan church is now used as a museum of objects connected with the history of Meissen.
Since 1710 Meissen has been the seat of the manufacture of Dresden china.