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received the former in 1128 and the latter in 1131. Henry, however, did not prevail, and by 1136, the march had fallen back to the Wettin margrave
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changed frequently, in modern times, the term is generally understood to mean the area between the Saale and
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and originally could refer to either a march created on the eastern frontier of the
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split off from the march, further parts in the west were claimed by the
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in the south. The rule over the
Northern March was again lost in the
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was, in addition, granted the March of
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rivers. The conquered territories were governed by the
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538:Germany in the Early Middle Ages 800–1056
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349:inherited the march. His son and successor
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337:had to return the conquered territory to
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279:rivers, as well as the creation of the
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329:lost the eastern part of the march to
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182:in 996), corresponding to later
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108:• Disestablished
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519:margraves of Lusatia
331:Bolesław I of Poland
132:Saxon Eastern March
98:• Established
33:Saxon Eastern March
605:965 establishments
461:Bolesław the Brave
386:Henry of Groitzsch
368:and the County of
341:in 1031. In 1046,
289:March of Merseburg
173:marchia Orientalis
156:marchia Orientalis
140:Sächsische Ostmark
35:Sächsische Ostmark
511:, 1128–1135
505:, 1123–1128
499:, 1123–1124
493:, 1103–1123
487:, 1075–1103
475:, 1046–1075
469:, 1025–1031
463:, 1002–1025
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451:, 1015–1030
431:List of margraves
394:Ernestine duchies
390:Conrad of Meissen
339:Emperor Conrad II
323:German-Polish War
297:Great Slav Rising
148:Holy Roman Empire
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194:The Saxon
179:Ostarrîchi
509:Henry III
409:Thuringia
401:Osterland
399:The term
262:Mieszko I
240:title of
162:duchy of
70:Merseburg
41:March of
497:Wiprecht
491:Henry II
449:Thietmar
427:rivers.
376:and the
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299:of 983.
291:and the
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242:margrave
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49:965–1128
485:Henry I
479:Dedi II
443:Gero II
421:Ostmark
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351:Henry I
327:Gero II
271:around
228:legate
196:Ostmark
190:History
184:Austria
146:of the
85:History
66:Meissen
62:Lusatia
503:Albert
473:Dedi I
455:Odo II
413:Saxony
370:Brehna
343:Dedi I
287:, the
283:, the
258:Polish
254:Lusici
206:Otto I
164:Saxony
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222:Saale
214:Sorbs
154:term
152:Latin
144:march
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415:and
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