- List of margraves of Meissen
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See also: List of Margravines of Meissen
The Margraviate of Meissen was a territorial state on the border of the Holy Roman Empire.
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History
The Mark of Meissen (cradle of Saxony) was founded 965 by Emperor Otto I; in 929, the German king Henry the Fowler built a fortress on the hill where Meissen Castle stands. During the tenth century, Meissen was populated by Slavic tribes who were subdued by the German margrave Gero the Great. The region between the rivers Elbe and Oder was then ruled by Gero as the margraviate of Sächsische Ostmark 937-965. When Gero died in 965, Ostmark was partitioned into five new margraviates, including Meissen, and also Nordmark which eventually became Brandenburg. In 1089, Meissen became the honor of the house of Wettin's possessions and remained as such even after it had been incorporated into the electorate of Saxony in 1423.
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Affiliation Name Years Comments Wigbert 965–970 Thietmar 970–979 also Margrave of Merseburg Ekkehardingian Gunther, Margrave of Merseburg[dubious ] 981–982 also Margrave of Merseburg Rikdag 979–985 since 982 also Margrave of Merseburg, removes Wigger in Zeitz, Gunther in Merseburg and Wigbert in Meißen as Markgrave Ekkehardingian Eckard I 985–1002 Son of Günther of Merseburg Ekkehardingian Gunzelin 1002–1009 Ekkehardingian Herman I 1009–1031 Ekkehardingian Eckard II 1031–1046 Weimar-Orlamünde William 1046–1062 Weimar-Orlamünde Otto I 1062–1067 Brunonen Egbert I 1067–1068 Brunonen Egbert II 1068–1089 Přemyslid Vratislaus II of Bohemia[dubious ] 1076–1089 Wettin Henry I 1089–1103 Wettin Thimo 1103 Wettin Henry II 1104–1123 Wiprecht 1123–1124 Herman II 1124–1129 Wettin Conrad 1123–1156 Wettin Otto II 1156–1190 Wettin Albert I 1190–1195 Followed by the direct rule of the Emperor Henry VI Wettin Dietrich I 1198–1221 Wettin Henry III 1221–1288 Wettin Albert II 1288 Son of Heinrich III der Erlauchte Wettin Frederick Tuta 1288–1291 Dietrich II 1291–1307 Wettin Frederick I 1291–1323 Nassau Adolf 1293–1298 Habsburg Albert III 1298–1307 Wettin Frederick II 1323–1349 Son of Friedrich I der Freidige Wettin Frederick III 1349–1381 Son of Friedrich II der Ernsthafte Wettin Balthasar 1349–1382 Son of Friedrich II der Ernsthafte Wettin William I 1349–1407 Son of Friedrich II der Ernsthafte Wettin George 1381–1402 Son of Friedrich III der Strenge Wettin William II 1381–1425 Son of Friedrich III der Strenge Wettin Frederick IV 1381–1428 Son of Friedrich III der Strenge Wettin Frederick V 1407–1440 Son of Balthasar, heir of William I As a title in pretense
After the abolition of all German monarchies in 1918 and the death of Friedrich August III, the last king of Saxony, in 1932, further heads of the house and pretenders to the throne have used the title Margrave of Meissen.
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External links
Categories:- Margraves of Meissen
- Lists of monarchs
- Lists of nobility
- Saxon monarchs
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