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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
Ruled by the Margraves of Meissen. 1000–1002 Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen since 985, assassinated; 1002–1003 William II, Count of Weimar; 1046–1062 William IV, grandson, Margrave of Meissen; 1062–1067 Otto, brother, Margrave of Meissen; 1067–1090 Egbert II, son-in-law, Count of Brunswick from the Brunonen dynasty, killed in 1090 ...
The List of law schools in the United States includes additional schools which may publish a law review or other legal journal. There are several different ways by which law reviews are ranked against one another, but the most commonly cited ranking is the Washington & Lee Law Journal Ranking.
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.
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. ...
Margraves of Meissen (36 P) Margraves of Moravia (6 P) N. Margraves of Namur (1 C, 24 P) Margraves of the Nordmark (15 P) S. ... This list may not reflect recent ...