Margraviate of Meissen
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The Margraviate of Meissen was a significant medieval principality of the Holy Roman Empire in central Germany that played a key role in the eastward expansion and consolidation of Saxon power.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former state
ⓘ
margraviate ⓘ principality ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Saxon expansion east of the Saale and Elbe ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Bohemia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lusatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Thuringia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| contributedTo | formation of the later state of Saxony ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agricultural colonization
ⓘ
trade along the Elbe River ⓘ |
| establishedInCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | German–Slavic frontier region ⓘ |
| event | Christianization of Slavic populations in its territory ⓘ |
| follows | feudalism ⓘ |
| foundedAs | border march ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Elbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | imperial fief ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | frontier march against Slavic tribes ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry I of Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto the Rich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
German eastward expansion
NERFINISHED
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Ostsiedlung NERFINISHED ⓘ eastward expansion of Saxon power ⓘ |
| politicalImportance | power base of the Wettin dynasty ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sorb-inhabited Slavic territories east of the Saale ⓘ |
| presentInTerritoryOf | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | defense of the eastern frontier of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| rankWithinEmpire | imperial state ⓘ |
| religion |
Lutheranism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruledByDynasty | House of Wettin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulerTitle | Margrave of Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | key medieval principality in central Germany ⓘ |
| successor | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| todayPartOf |
Federal Republic of Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Free State of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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