March of Meissen
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The March of Meissen was a medieval frontier principality of the Holy Roman Empire in central Germany that developed into a key territorial base for the later Electorate and Kingdom of Saxony.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| March of Meissen canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frontier territory
ⓘ
march ⓘ medieval principality ⓘ |
| capital | Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| endTime |
1423
ⓘ
15th century ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
German settlers
ⓘ
Slavic Sorbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | consolidated Saxon territorial state ⓘ |
| follows | Sorb-inhabited frontier regions east of the Saale ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| hasBorderWith |
Bohemia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Lusatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Thuringia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Meissen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Middle High German
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slavic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Germany ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
base for expansion east of the Elbe
ⓘ
border defense against Slavic tribes ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry I of Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto the Rich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
House of Ekkehardiner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Weimar-Orlamünde NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Wettin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Duchy of Saxony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German stem duchies frontier system ⓘ Imperial Circle system (later Holy Roman Empire structures) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | loosely controlled eastern Saxon frontier ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| river |
Elbe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mulde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
core territory for later Electorate of Saxony
ⓘ
core territory for later Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ |
| ruler | Margrave of Meissen ⓘ |
| significantBuilding |
Albrechtsburg Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meissen Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Christianization of Slavic populations
ⓘ
German eastward expansion (Ostsiedlung) NERFINISHED ⓘ integration into Wettin territorial complex ⓘ |
| startTime |
10th century
ⓘ
circa 965 ⓘ |
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