Ekkeharding dynasty

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medieval dynasty noble family

The Ekkeharding dynasty was a prominent medieval noble family in the Holy Roman Empire, best known for its influential role in Saxony and control over key frontier territories in eastern Germany.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Ekkeharding dynasty canonical	1
Saxon dukes	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	medieval dynasty ⓘ noble family ⓘ
activeInPeriod	10th century ⓘ 11th century ⓘ
allegiance	Ottonian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Salian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
ancestralSeat	Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ Merseburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithCity	Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ Merseburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
controlledTerritory	March of Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ borderlands with the Polabian Slavs ⓘ
country	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
decline	early 11th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Saxon nobility ⓘ
founder	Gunther of Merseburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedAs	margraves ⓘ
governedUnder	authority of the German king ⓘ authority of the Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
heldTitle	Count in the Gau of Hassegau NERFINISHED ⓘ Margrave of Lusatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Margrave of Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalReputation	influential Saxon frontier dynasty ⓘ
involvedIn	German royal election of 1002 NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Old High German NERFINISHED ⓘ
maritalAlliancesWith	other Saxon noble families ⓘ
notableEvent	assassination of Ekkehard I of Meissen in 1002 ⓘ
notableMember	Ekkehard I of Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ekkehard II of Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ Gunzelin of Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ Herman I of Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalRole	frontier lords in eastern Saxony ⓘ imperial princes of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
politicalStatus	imperial immediacy in parts of their domains ⓘ
powerBase	Meissen march NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
riseToPower	service to the Ottonian kings ⓘ
roleInFrontier	defense against Slavic tribes ⓘ organization of colonization in eastern Saxony ⓘ
succeededBy	House of Wettin NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Margrave of Meissen → hasTitleHolder → Ekkeharding dynasty ⓘ

Ducal Castle of Żagań → significantBuildingFor → Ekkeharding dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saxon dukes