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King Henry the Fowler, on his 928–29 campaign against the Slavic Glomacze tribes, had a fortress erected on a hill at Meissen (Mišno) on the Elbe river. Later named Albrechtsburg, the castle about 965 became the seat of the Meissen margraves, installed by Emperor Otto I when the vast Marca Geronis (Gero's march) was partitioned into five new margraviates, including Meissen, the Saxon ...
The first Meissen margrave, Wigbert, is mentioned in a 968 charter of the Archdiocese of Magdeburg. That same year, the Meissen fortress also became the see of the newly created Bishopric of Meissen. In 978, the Saxon count Rikdag became the Margrave of Meissen, and incorporated the marches of Merseburg and Zeitz into Meissen.
But when Frederick VI chose the western part (Thuringia) instead of Meissen, William III rejected his choice and the Saxon Fratricidal War started. In the end Frederick VI received Meissen and William III received Thuringia. Margaret of Austria: Ernest, Duke of Austria 1416/17 3 June 1431 7 September 1464 husband's death: 12 February 1486
Pages in category "Margraves of Meissen" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Dean Spade – associate professor of law at Seattle University School of Law; Rebecca Tsosie – Regents Professor and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law at the James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, associate justice on the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Supreme Court (2008–present) Eugene Volokh – UCLA Law professor
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The burgraves of Meissen were royal officials appointed to document the king's claims to power. They acted as a counterbalance to the margrave and bishop of Meissen and were based at a castle on the site of the Albrechtsburg at Meißen. The lordship of the burgrave included quite a few of the villages in the surrounding area.
Margraves of Meissen (36 P) Margraves of Merseburg (2 P) N. Margraves of the Nordmark (15 P) S. ... This list may not reflect recent changes. ...