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independent of any sovereign authority. In the following years, there would be joint rule of
Meissen by multiple members of the Wettin dynasty at any given time. In 1382 and 1445, this even led to the division of the march, however it would reunite soon after each time. Meissen was often enlarged by
982:, in which they ultimately merged their margravial lands abandoning Meissen's status as an independent principality; though they retained the margravial title. In the late 15th century, the dynasty held a large contiguous territory between the
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Thuringia succeeded Rikdag as Margrave of Meissen in 985. His descendants of the Ekkeharding noble family would keep the margravial title until 1046. Upon his appointment, Eckard allied with Duke
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Due to scarce sources, the geographical extent of the
Frankish march east of the Saale is a matter of ongoing debate among historians; it may have reached up to the settlement area of the Slavic
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903:(1191–1221), under whom the march would expand and develop. By then, Meissen had become a stronghold of the Wettin dynasty, suspiciously eyed by the
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forces from 936 onwards. The town beneath the fortress grew, however, eventually becoming one of the most important cities in the vast
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1010:, who took the former Meissen territory. The treaty marked the beginning of the permanent separation of the two states of Saxony and
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678:, Meissen became the center of a new march with the goal of controlling the local Slavic population. The first Meissen margrave,
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about 850. These territories were under constant attacks by the East
Frankish rulers; in 908 they were first campaigned by the
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whose forces occupied it the year before. When Eckard was assassinated in 1002, however, Mieszko's son, the
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dynasty. The margravate would remain under Wettin rule for the rest of its existence. Under
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In 928 and 929, during the final campaign against the
Glomacze tribes, Henry the Fowler,
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The
Sorbian march had already lost its importance around 900 AD; the last known margrave
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had died childless. Between 1243 and 1255, Henry III had also acquired the intermediate
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upon his death in 1067. Egbert II entered into a longstanding conflict with
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were overrun by Lutici tribes. Margrave Rikdag joined forces with the
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A town soon developed around the castle. King Henry, however, made no attempts to
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who continued to appear as a "Duke of
Thuringia". Conrad himself was replaced by
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in the 1120s, Meissen underwent a process of
Germanisation. He was succeeded by
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to once again subdue the Margraves of Meissen failed with his defeat at the
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into Meissen. By 982, the territory of the march had extended as far as the
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marriage, purchase, or conquest, which is how it gained the rights to the
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was able to reconquer the Milceni lands, which were returned to Meissen.
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620:) Castle after the nearby Meisa stream. The fortifications were renamed
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river, identified as eastern neighbours of the Sorbs by the
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Saxon Eastern March(es) after the Great Slav Rising of 983
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Upper Saxony about 1260, Wettin territories of Meissen,
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lands were again divided between Frederick's grandsons
686:. That same year, the Meissen fortress also became the
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since 919, chose a rock above the confluence of the
978:. The Wettin rulers thereby entered into the Saxon
714:river to the east and as far as the slopes of the
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651:. King Henry, and later on his son and successor
510:, "duke of the Sorbian frontier", but he and his
1190:1420s disestablishments in the Holy Roman Empire
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745:tribes bordering eastern Saxony rebelled in the
718:to the south, where it shared a border with the
456:, the margravate finally merged with the former
100:March of Meissen (red) in the early 11th century
879:Emperor Henry IV then granted Meissen to Count
796:in order to reconquer Meissen Castle from Duke
576:. By 928/29, the main Glomacze fortress on the
1200:States and territories established in the 960s
674:was divided in 965 upon the death of Margrave
647:, covering the Slavic lands east of the Saxon
616:rivers to erect a new fortress, called Misni (
580:river was destroyed and their lands up to the
1030:family would come to control the burgravate.
1022:Around 1068, Meissen Castle received its own
1185:960s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
847:in 1076, and was finally deposed during the
26:
1205:Former states and territories of Thuringia
94:
600:Meissen, with Albrechtsburg and Cathedral
399:in 1067, the territory was lost from the
858:
733:In 983, following the defeat of Emperor
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1210:Former states and territories of Saxony
682:, is mentioned in a 968 charter of the
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749:. The newly established bishoprics of
934:in pawn. In 1307, the attempt by the
635:around his fortress. Sat alone, like
974:in turn for his support against the
820:) to Poland. In 1031 however, King
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946:. By that time the margravate was
702:, and incorporated the marches of
631:the Slavs or to create a chain of
514:successors were commonly known as
14:
1246:
1072:Flaggen für Markgrafschaft Meißen
545:, "margrave of the Thuringians".
1230:Marches of the Holy Roman Empire
1195:1423 disestablishments in Europe
1050:List of the burgraves of Meissen
912:War of the Thuringian Succession
496:river. In 849, a margrave named
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1045:List of margravines of Meissen
922:of Thuringia, where his uncle
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831:became margrave, followed by
16:Medieval margravate (965–1423)
1:
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1098:Reuter, Timothy, ed. (1992).
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1040:List of margraves of Meissen
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506:. His title is rendered as
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962:was assigned the heirless
694:. In 978, the Saxon count
442:, created out of the vast
217:• Captured by Poland
71:Bottom: State colors flag
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901:Dietrich the Hard-Pressed
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829:Otto of Weimar-Orlamünde
684:Archdiocese of Magdeburg
458:Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg
257:• Acquired most of
202:• Partitioned from
966:, formerly held by the
849:Investiture Controversy
798:Boleslaus II of Bohemia
397:Investiture Controversy
229:Investiture Controversy
73:(10th cent.–until 1423)
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584:incorporated into the
500:was documented in the
434:. It originally was a
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420:Margraviate of Meissen
395:1: As a result of the
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771:Bishop of Halberstadt
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690:of the newly created
624:in the 15th century.
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428:Markgrafschaft Meißen
124:Common languages
28:Markgrafschaft Meißen
23:Margravate of Meissen
1070:"flaggenlexikon.de:
990:rivers. By the 1485
910:In 1264, during the
822:Conrad II of Germany
812:ended with the 1018
692:Bishopric of Meissen
574:Otto the Illustrious
556:) tribes beyond the
543:marchio Thuringionum
529:was deposed by King
508:dux Sorabici limitis
492:settling beyond the
359:Electorate of Saxony
1100:The Annals of Fulda
794:Mieszko I of Poland
700:Margrave of Meissen
562:Bavarian Geographer
450:Saxon Eastern March
145:Margrave of Meissen
1225:965 establishments
958:In 1423, Margrave
881:Henry of Eilenburg
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806:Bolesław I Chrobry
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722:duchy of Bohemia.
606:East Frankish king
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520:Duchy of Thuringia
474:Carolingian Empire
1149:Thompson, p. 481.
1140:Thompson, p. 643.
1131:Thompson, p. 490.
1122:Thompson, p. 481.
992:Treaty of Leipzig
810:German–Polish War
747:Great Slav Rising
516:duces Thuringorum
503:Annales Fuldenses
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86:Coat of arms
1014:Thuringia.
996:Upper Saxon
953:burgraviate
928:Pleisseland
924:Henry Raspe
914:, Margrave
895:(1123–56),
855:Wettin rule
755:Brandenburg
698:became the
637:Brandenburg
323:Preceded by
304:Burggravate
245:Succession
191:Middle Ages
128:Upper Saxon
1179:Categories
1157:References
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1004:Wittenberg
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936:Luxembourg
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243:Thuringian
134:Government
109:Margravate
1012:Ernestine
972:Sigismund
955:in 1426.
940:Henry VII
932:Altenburg
916:Henry III
875:) in pink
873:Landsberg
869:Osterland
851:in 1089.
837:Brunonids
833:Egbert II
788:Margrave
779:Balsamgau
751:Havelberg
720:Přemyslid
704:Merseburg
670:When the
633:burgwards
629:Germanise
614:Triebisch
554:Talaminzi
484:), after
464:by 1423.
460:into the
289:assigned
259:Thuringia
1078:Archived
1034:See also
1024:burgrave
976:Hussites
948:de facto
841:Henry IV
790:Eckard I
765:and the
665:Budissin
641:Bohemian
592:Founding
550:Glomacze
539:Burchard
498:Thachulf
407:dynasty.
401:Brunonen
44:965–1423
1215:Meissen
930:around
883:of the
865:Lusatia
835:of the
783:Stendal
763:Lusatia
737:at the
735:Otto II
680:Wigbert
661:Bautzen
657:Milceni
618:Meissen
568:prince
486:Sorbian
476:called
438:of the
403:to the
384:Germany
285:•
272:•
251:1247–64
227:•
166:(first)
164:Wigbert
118:Meissen
114:Capital
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1008:Albert
1000:Ernest
885:Wettin
802:Polish
769:, the
743:Lutici
696:Rikdag
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535:Conrad
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424:German
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388:Poland
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