67:
732:
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837:, as well as the Margraviate of Landsberg in 1291; nevertheless, when the dynasty became extinct in 1319, the territorial complex again disintegrated. The Lower Lusatian lands were seized by the
624:
stayed in use for centuries, the
Lusatian March appeared as a separate administrative unit from at least as early as 965 with the concurrent establishments of the Marches of
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had established in 937. After Gero's death in 965 and the loss of the
Northern March in the course of the 983 Slavic uprising, Lusatia became the heartland of the remaining
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1145:
743:, Upper and Lower Lusatia were once again reunited in 1136. The terms "Ostmark" and "Lusatia" were interchangeable into the 12th century, though in 1128 Count
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was reduced to little more than Lower
Lusatia. Under Henry IV, Upper Lusatia was detached from the Lusatian march and granted as a fief to
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1130:
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with Upper
Lusatia, the territory of the Margraviate of (Lower) Lusatia was further reduced by the establishment of the
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991:
436:
814:(Diezmann) campaigned Lusatia and took it in possession after Frederick Tuta's death (presumably poisoned) in 1291.
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is recorded as
Margrave of the Ostmark, but as not receiving the Lusatian march until 1131. While in 1156 Emperor
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from 1056, Lusatia had been reincorporated into the Holy Roman Empire and it formed one of the four divisions of
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and included within the Duchy of
Silesia. From 1210 on the remaining March of Lower Lusatia was held by the
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River in the east. From about 1138, the adjacent territory beyond the river was part of the
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waged two campaigns, in 1031 and 1032, which reconquered both Lower and Upper
Lusatia from
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in 1288, his lands were divided: while the
Meissen territory passed to his eldest son
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The territory of the margraviate roughly corresponded with the present-day region of
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865:. Centuries later, both crown lands of Lower and Upper Lusatia passed to the Wettin
548:. Further territories in the west were split off by means of distribution, like the
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Over the centuries, the margravial territory diminished in favour of the
Ascanian
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of 983 established as the
Margraviate of Brandenburg under the Ascanian margrave
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or beyond as Poland retook the eastern outskirts of the march with the towns of
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The first "Margrave of Lusatia" is only known from 1046. Under Emperor
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territory after annexation from Poland in 1248. In the south, the
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By 1211, the eastern outskirts of the march with the towns of
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In 1002, the Marches of Lusatia and Meissen were conquered by
810:. A fierce inheritance quarrel arose, whereupon Albert's son
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421:. It arose in 965 in the course of the partition of the vast
656:), then part of Meissen, was also apparent even that early.
447:. The remaining territory was finally incorporated into the
587:
735:
Wettin marches of Lusatia and Meissen (pink), about 1260
463:. It originally stretched from the border of the Saxon
817:
In 1303 Theodoric IV sold the Lusatian march to the
471:River in the west to the border with Poland on the
975:, 1221–1288, last Wettin margrave of Lusatia
1115:. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1928.
582:tribes, was gradually conquered until 963 by the
1146:1360s disestablishments in the Holy Roman Empire
1122:
861:in 1367 whereafter it was incorporated into the
1103:Germany in the Early Middle Ages 800–1056
877:Margraves of (Lower) Lusatia or (Saxon) Ostmark
1141:960s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
714:
708:
702:
619:
26:
1010:
1002:was purchased by the Ascanian margraves of
937:, 1156–1185, son of Conrad, titular
802:, the Lusatian lands fell to his grandson
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979:
525:, its western part merged with the later
16:March of the Holy Roman Empire (965–1367)
1095:Warszawa; Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2005.
730:
994:, 1291–1303, grandson of Henry IV
988:, 1288–1291, grandson of Henry IV
956:
713:were ruled together and eventually the
594:, which the Saxon duke and German King
574:of East Francia, settled by the Slavic
1123:
845:and with Brandenburg ceded to his son
431:margravial dynasties, among them the
1000:The Margraviate of Lusatia (Ostmark)
435:, the lordship was contested by the
13:
853:finally sold Lower Lusatia to the
14:
1167:
726:
1151:1367 disestablishments in Europe
1131:Marches of the Holy Roman Empire
782:were recaptured by Polish ruler
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347:
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51:
521:likewise arose from the former
1072:
670:'s campaign against revolting
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1:
794:. Upon the death of Margrave
511:, nucleus of the Brandenburg
1029:, Lusatia seized by Emperor
568:The area east of the former
454:
71:March of Lusatia around 1000
7:
1091:Barański, Marek Kazimierz.
863:Lands of the Bohemian Crown
806:, son of the late Margrave
449:Lands of the Bohemian Crown
222:• Conquered by Poland
10:
1172:
1105:. New York: Longman, 1991.
1093:Dynastia PiastĂłw w Polsce.
1085:
946:, 1185–1190, brother
678:, which ended by the 1018
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499:, which was following the
105:Margraviate of Brandenburg
1113:Feudal Germany, Volume II
963:Dietrich II the Oppressed
790:margraves from the Saxon
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973:Henry IV the Illustrious
965:, 1210–1221, also
927:, 1136–1156, also
769:Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
757:Margraviate of Landsberg
753:Vladislaus II of Bohemia
701:along with Meissen, the
546:Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
439:kings as well as by the
417:in the lands settled by
409:) was an eastern border
207:• Partitioned from
636:. The division between
507:in 1157, as well as on
980:Margraves of Landsberg
952:, 1190–1210, son
919:Henry III of Groitzsch
823:Otto IV of Brandenburg
808:Theodoric of Landsberg
765:Principality of Anhalt
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709:
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554:Margraves of Landsberg
519:Margraviate of Meissen
407:Markgrafschaft Lausitz
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399:Margraviate of Lusatia
232:• Appointment of
28:Markgrafschaft Lausitz
27:
23:Margraviate of Lusatia
939:Margrave of Landsberg
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721:Bolesław II of Poland
693:By the reign of King
234:Dietrich II of Wettin
957:Margraves of Meissen
796:Henry III of Meissen
749:Frederick Barbarossa
688:Mieszko II of Poland
682:. Henry's successor
672:Henry of Schweinfurt
529:, while the eastern
527:Electorate of Saxony
1058:Bohemian crown land
1025:, 1308–1319,
967:Margrave of Meissen
929:Margrave of Meissen
664:Boleslaus the Brave
600:Saxon Eastern March
427:. Ruled by several
179:Otto of Wittelsbach
94:Saxon Eastern March
1156:965 establishments
1078:Barański, pp. 75-6
867:Electors of Saxony
843:Louis the Bavarian
745:Henry of Groitzsch
737:
1056:Lusatia became a
1050:, 1365–1367
1044:, 1351–1365
1038:, 1323–1351
1019:, 1303–1308
921:, 1124–1135
915:, 1123–1128
909:, 1123–1124
903:, 1103–1123
897:, 1075–1103
885:, 1046–1075
829:" estates around
784:Henry the Bearded
676:German–Polish War
674:. This sparked a
640:and the adjacent
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588:Gero of Merseburg
556:or the County of
533:lands emerged as
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415:Holy Roman Empire
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751:invested Duke
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812:Theodoric IV
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661:Polish ruler
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58:Coat of arms
1004:Brandenburg
992:Dietrich IV
839:Wittelsbach
741:Lothair III
614:Margraviate
509:Lubusz Land
445:Brandenburg
307:Preceded by
262:Brandenburg
196:Middle Ages
140:Margraviate
120:(1367–1635)
108:(1303-1367)
1125:Categories
969:since 1198
935:Dietrich I
931:since 1123
891:, fl. 1069
859:Charles IV
855:Luxembourg
467:along the
465:stem duchy
286:• To
273:• To
136:Government
112:Crown land
101:Crown land
97:(965–1303)
90:Crown land
950:Conrad II
821:margrave
800:Albert II
761:Osterland
684:Conrad II
630:Merseburg
580:Milcenian
550:Osterland
455:Geography
451:in 1367.
226:1002–1031
146:Margraves
1060:in 1367.
1042:Louis II
1031:Louis IV
1023:Waldemar
944:Dedi III
907:Wiprecht
901:Henry II
857:emperor
819:Ascanian
767:and the
695:Henry IV
668:Henry II
544:and the
441:Ascanian
249:Henry IV
44:965–1367
1086:Sources
1048:Otto II
1036:Louis I
1006:in 1303
895:Henry I
889:Dedi II
847:Louis V
835:Görlitz
831:Bautzen
788:Meissen
763:), the
716:Ostmark
710:Ostmark
704:Ostmark
652:(later
650:Görlitz
646:Bautzen
642:Milceni
626:Meissen
621:Ostmark
604:Ostmark
564:History
531:Milceni
514:Neumark
413:of the
382:Germany
275:Bohemia
167:(first)
126:Capital
114:of the
103:of the
92:of the
83:of the
1017:Otto I
883:Dedi I
780:Lubsko
596:Otto I
586:count
576:Veleti
558:Brehna
493:Lubsko
437:Polish
403:German
386:Poland
239:
182:(last)
149:
130:LĂĽbben
77:Status
35:German
31:
1066:Notes
841:king
776:Gubin
634:Zeitz
608:Odo I
584:Saxon
489:Gubin
469:Saale
429:Saxon
411:march
395:March
164:Odo I
81:State
851:Otto
833:and
778:and
648:and
632:and
578:and
491:and
473:BĂłbr
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