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Border March in the Holy Roman Empire
The Saxon Eastern March (German: Sächsische Ostmark) is a historiographical term, derived from titles and offices of various German frontier counts, who
Saxon_Eastern_March
Medieval European borderland or buffer zone
Schleswig; Marca Geronis (march of Gero), a precursor of the Saxon Eastern March, later divided into smaller marches (the Northern March, which later was reestablished
March_(territory)
Southeastern frontier march of the Holy Roman Empire, c. 970–1156
is used in historiography in order to differentiate it from the Saxon Eastern March (Sächsische Ostmark) in the northeast. During the Anschluss period
Margraviate_of_Austria
West Slavic ethnic group
conquered by the East Francia (Sorbian March) and Holy Roman Empire (Saxon Eastern March, Margravate of Meissen, March of Lusatia). From the High Middle Ages
Sorbs
March of the Holy Roman Empire (965–1367)
loss of the Northern March in the course of the 983 Slavic uprising, Lusatia became the heartland of the remaining Saxon Eastern March (Ostmark) under Margrave
March_of_Lusatia
972 battle between Mieszko I of Poland and Odo I of Lusatia
the latter, the nobles whom Otto I had invested with the former Saxon Eastern March, most notably Odo I, challenged Mieszko's gains. The battle was to
Battle_of_Cedynia
Medieval margraviate (965–1423)
incorporated into the Saxon Eastern March. When the March of Gero I was divided, sometime after 965, Meissen became the center of a new march with the goal of
Margravate_of_Meissen
Topics referred to by the same term
may refer to: Margraviate of Austria, later known as Ostmark Saxon Eastern March, a march of the Holy Roman Empire from the 10th to 12th century Ostmark
Ostmark
11th-century progenitor of the House of Ascania
Ballenstedt, who had married Hidda, a daughter of Margrave Odo I of the Saxon Eastern March, but there is no hard evidence for this. Thereby, Esico would have
Esico_of_Ballenstedt
Early and High Middle Age German migration movement to the East
Danish March (south of the Danevirke and Kovirke fortifications, between the Eider and Eckernförde), against the Danes and Jutes the Saxon Eastern March or
Ostsiedlung
Noble of the House of Wettin (1070–1103)
of Wettin, was Count of Eilenburg as well as Margrave of the Saxon Eastern March (March of Lusatia) from 1081 and Margrave of Meissen from 1089 until
Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark
Henry_I,_Margrave_of_the_Saxon_Ostmark
the Havel river, north of Brandenburg March of Lusatia: created in 965; gradually replaced title of Saxon East March Gau Zerwisti or Ciervisti: at the confluence
List_of_medieval_Gaue
Medieval cultural group from what is now Northern Germany
The Saxons, sometimes called the Old Saxons or Continental Saxons, were a Germanic people of early medieval "Old" Saxony (Latin: Antiqua Saxonia) which
Saxons
German noble and margarve (c.930–993)
Odo (or Hodo) I (also Huodo or Huoto) (c. 930 – 13 March 993) was margrave in the Saxon Eastern March of the Holy Roman Empire from 965 until his death
Odo I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark
Odo_I,_Margrave_of_the_Saxon_Ostmark
of three brothers, all sons of Margrave Christian, count in the Saxon Eastern March, and his wife Hidda, sister of Margrave Gero the Great. His brothers
Thietmar,_Margrave_of_Meissen
German minority of Transylvania, Romania
diaspora in Central-Eastern Europe, having continuously been living there since the High Middle Ages onwards. The Transylvanian Saxons are part of the broader
Transylvanian_Saxons
Novel by Gustav Freytag
("Eastern March literataure", a name of the area in terms of its geographic relation to the 'centre', suggesting medieval phenomena such as the Saxon Eastern
Debit_and_Credit
Roman Catholic diocese
part of a plan to bind the adjacent Slavic ("Wendish") lands in the Saxon Eastern March beyond the Saale River more closely to the Holy Roman Empire. The
Bishopric_of_Merseburg
Historical region in Germany and Poland
to the Saxon Eastern March, that came to be known also as the March of Lusatia, while the region of Milceni was placed again under the March of Meissen
Lusatia
Former principality in Germany, 1165 to 1598
Otto I of Germany in 948, in the territory of the Marca Geronis (Saxon Eastern March) east of the Elbe river. The diocese, over which the prince-bishop
Prince-Bishopric of Brandenburg
Prince-Bishopric_of_Brandenburg
Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark
region (march) on the middle Elbe, known in historiography as the Saxon Eastern March, that stretched into Lusatia. During the spring of 1002, his march, that
Gero II, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark
Gero_II,_Margrave_of_the_Saxon_Ostmark
Ethnic group
Oberuckersee (near modern Prenzlau). In 954, Margrave Gero of the Saxon Eastern March (the marca Geronis), aided by Holy Roman Emperor Otto I's son-in-law
Ukrani
Castle in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
ruled in the Saxon Schwabengau and the adjacent territories of the Saxon Eastern March. Otto assumed comital rights in Saxony after the assassination of
Anhalt_Castle
German noblewoman
German noblewoman. She was a daughter of Margrave Dedi I of the Saxon Eastern March and his first wife, Oda of Lusatia. In 1060, she married Margrave
Adelaide_of_Eilenburg
Geographic region in Europe
Saxony was established in 804. In the 10th century the Saxon lands, enlarged by the Saxon Eastern March, became the cradle of the Kingdom of Germany and the
Northern_Germany
Early medieval cultural group in Britain
The Anglo-Saxons, in some contexts simply called Saxons or the English, were a cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now
Anglo-Saxons
People of Germany
participated in a push eastwards into Slavic-speaking regions. At the Saxon Eastern March in the north, the Polabian Slavs east of the Elbe were conquered
Germans
British heavy metal band
Saxon are an English heavy metal band formed in Barnsley in 1975. As leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM), they had eight UK Top 40
Saxon_(band)
German noble and royal family
several medieval states, starting with the Saxon Eastern March in 1030. Other states they gained were the March of Meissen in 1089, the Landgraviate of Thuringia
House_of_Wettin
11th-century Saxon count
rose to one of the leading Saxon nobles. In 1069 he was appointed count in Nordthüringgau, later also in the Saxon Eastern March. According to the chronicler
Adalbert II, Count of Ballenstedt
Adalbert_II,_Count_of_Ballenstedt
Late 10th-century uprising of ethnic Slavs in the Holy Roman Empire
was initially organized within the vast Saxon Eastern March under Margrave Gero, but divided into smaller marches upon his death in 965. In order to stabilize
Slavic_revolt_of_983
State of the Holy Roman Empire
who temporarily was appointed Margrave of the Saxon Eastern March (or March of Lusatia) by the Saxon duke Lothair of Supplinburg and struggled for the
Principality_of_Anhalt
flag by the House of Ascania; associated for the Saxon Ostmark and battleflag for the Saxon Eastern March; crusades around 950 Royal standard of the House
Flag_of_Saxony
Town in Brandenburg, Germany
(40 mi) southwest of Berlin. The Slavic settlement of Jutriboc in the Saxon Eastern March was first mentioned in 1007 by Thietmar of Merseburg, chronicler
Jüterbog
11th/12th-century German nobleman
(Aschersleben) in the Saxon Schwabengau and the adjacent Gau Serimunt between the Saale, Mulde and Elbe rivers in the former Saxon Eastern March. These territories
Bernhard,_Count_of_Anhalt
Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
with the adjacent Saxon region around Magdeburg in the west, it was incorporated into the Gau Ciervisti of the Saxon Eastern March (Marca Geronis) about
Zerbst
Margraves of Meissen
Geronis (Gero's march) was partitioned into five new margraviates, including Meissen, the Saxon Eastern March, and also the Northern March which eventually
List_of_margraves_of_Meissen
Period of Polish history from 960 to 1370
Slavs, the Czechs, Margrave Gero of the Saxon Eastern March in 963–964 and Margrave Odo I of the Saxon Eastern March in 972 in the Battle of Cedynia. The
History of Poland during the Piast dynasty
History_of_Poland_during_the_Piast_dynasty
Topics referred to by the same term
for the (Bavarian) Eastern March, that became the Margraviate of Austria Marcha Orientalis, the Latin name for the Saxon Eastern March Opera Orientalis
Orientalis
Duke and King of Poland (r. 992–1025)
Sorbian lands. At the end of July, he participated at a meeting of the Saxon lords where Henry of Bavaria, who had meanwhile been crowned king of Germany
Bolesław_I_the_Brave
Anglo-Saxon England or early medieval England covers the period from the end of the Roman Empire's rule in Roman Britain in the 5th century until the
History of Anglo-Saxon England
History_of_Anglo-Saxon_England
over Lusatia and the Milceni lands which since 963 were part of the Saxon Eastern March. The German chronicler referred to him as senior which in this context
Emnilda
Bavarian noble family
influence in the Duchy of Bavaria, the Austrian march, and other parts of Germany (the Saxon eastern marches and the Rhineland) until the early twelfth century
Aribonids
Border region in the tenth century
the March of Magdeburg. Other historians prefer to call it the Saxon Eastern March or Saxon Ostmark, but these terms are also applied to another march which
Marca_Geronis
Calendar year
Brandenburg and Havelberg in the territory of the Marca Geronis (Saxon Eastern March). The Nallur Kandaswamy temple, one of the most significant Hindu
948
Ortsteil of Wettin-Löbejün in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
king Otto I. The settlement thereafter was a burgward within the Saxon Eastern March, held by Dietrich I von Wettin, the progenitor of the dynasty. His
Wettin,_Saxony-Anhalt
Capture of a Slavic fortress by the Kingdom of Germany in 929
continued their attacks on the Northern March, until their defeat in 954 by Gero, Margrave of the Saxon Eastern March. Widukind and Thietmar of Merseburg
Battle_of_Lenzen
Church
historic eastern border of East Francia (Kingdom of Germany) with the lands of the Polabian Slavs that were incorporated into the Saxon Eastern March. Ekkehard
Naumburg_Cathedral
Earliest historical form of English language
or [ˈæŋɡliʃ]), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest attested form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle
Old_English
Duke of Swabia from 1057 to 1079
his election as German anti-king in 1077 marked the outbreak of the Great Saxon Revolt and the first phase of open conflict in the Investiture Controversy
Rudolf_of_Rheinfelden
Helmegau in Thuringia; in the east on Serimunt beyond the Saale, in the Saxon Eastern March. Important settlements in Schwabengau included Aderstedt (Bernburg)
Schwabengau
Place in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Czcibor defeated the invading forces of the Saxon count Odo I, who then ruled as a margrave in the Saxon Eastern March (Lusatia). Information about this battle
Cedynia
The Transylvanian Saxon culture refers to the regional culture of the Transylvanian Saxons (German: Siebenbürger Sachsen, Romanian: sași, Hungarian: erdélyi
Transylvanian_Saxon_culture
temporarily reunited all of the southern Marca Geronis save the Saxon Eastern March. Polabian Slavs Sorbs (tribe) Slavic revolt of 983 Stieldorf 2026
March_of_Merseburg
son Otto I continued the expeditions and in 936/37 established the Saxon Eastern March (Marca Geronis) on the conquered territories. In 948 he founded the
Bishopric_of_Havelberg
Anglo-Saxon bishop and saint (c. 634–687)
patron saint of Northumbria. His feast days are 20 March (Catholic Church, Church of England, Eastern Orthodox Church, Episcopal Church) and 4 September
Cuthbert
Town in Brandenburg, Germany
incorporated by the Saxon margrave Gero in his vast marca Geronis and by 965 formed part of the Imperial March of Lusatia (or Saxon Eastern March). During the
Storkow,_Brandenburg
ISBN 9780125480307. Marciniak, Arkadiusz (2008). "Europe, Central and Eastern". In Persall, Deborah M. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Archaeology. Academic Press
Timeline_of_German_history
River in Czech Republic, Poland
the west. After in 937 King Otto I of Germany had established the Saxon Eastern March on the lands settled by Polabian Slavs, Margrave Gero until 963 subdued
Bóbr
second marriage with Oda, a daughter of Margrave Thietmar of the Saxon Eastern March. He became count of Weimar and Orlamünde in Thuringia upon the death
William,_Margrave_of_Meissen
Holy Roman Emperor from 973 to 983
resolved by his death. The Saxon nobility continued to resist the Archdiocese of Magdeburg located along the Empire's eastern border. Though established
Otto_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
German march in Saxony-Anhalt (1261–1347)
Osterland region comprised the westernmost part of the March of Lusatia (Saxon Eastern March) between the rivers Saale and Mulde. It comprised the margravial
Margraviate_of_Landsberg
Medieval shire in the Duchy of Saxony
settled by Polabian Slavs (Wends); they were incorporated into the Saxon Eastern March from the early 10th century onwards and divided into the adjacent
Hassegau
Group of Low German dialects
Low Saxon (German: Niedersächsisch, Dutch: Nedersaksisch), also known as West Low German (German: Westniederdeutsch), is a group of Low German dialects
Low_Saxon
Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain
The Kingdom of the West Saxons, also known as the Kingdom of Wessex, was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain, from around 519 until around
Wessex
Historical region in northeastern Germany
Oberuckersee (near modern Prenzlau). In 954, Margrave Gero of the Saxon Eastern March (the marca Geronis), aided by Holy Roman Emperor Otto I's son-in-law
Uckermark
were the Billung March in the north, and the Saxon Eastern March in the south; the boundary was the Peene river. The Saxon Eastern March was soon partitioned
Brandenburg–Pomeranian conflict
Brandenburg–Pomeranian_conflict
of the Saxon Eastern March. The last count in the Nordthüringgau from the Billung dynasty was Thietmar II, Margrave of the Saxon Eastern March from 1015
Nordthüringgau
Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
March 25 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 27 All fixed commemorations below are observed on April 8 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar
March 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
March_26_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Abbess of Gernrode from 1044 to 1063
Adalbert of Ballenstedt and Hidda, daughter of Margrave Odo I of the Saxon Eastern March, although there is no direct evidence for this. If so, Hazecha had
Hazecha_of_Ballenstedt
Details of Anglo-Saxon burials in England
Burial in Anglo-Saxon England refers to the grave and burial customs followed by the Anglo-Saxons between the mid 5th and 11th centuries CE in Early Mediaeval
Burial_in_Anglo-Saxon_England
The Timeline of conflict in Anglo-Saxon Britain is concerned with the period of history from just before the departure of the Roman Army, in the 4th century
Timeline of conflict in Anglo-Saxon Britain
Timeline_of_conflict_in_Anglo-Saxon_Britain
939 AD battle within the Kingdom of Germany
and also frustrated when Gero was appointed by Otto to rule the Saxon Eastern March in 938, struck an alliance with Duke Eberhard of Franconia and Duke
Battle_of_Birten
Dialect of the German language spoken by Transylvanian Saxons
Transylvanian Saxon is the native German dialect of the Transylvanian Saxons, an ethnic-German minority group from Transylvania in modern-day central Romania
Transylvanian_Saxon_dialect
Polish Crown. The 17th century saw fierce rivalry between the then major Eastern European powers – Sweden, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman
List_of_wars_involving_Poland
Abbess of Gernrode from 959 to 1014
years old, Hathui married Siegfried, son of Margrave Gero of the Saxon Eastern March, who stood high in Otto I's favour. Siegfried died only a few years
Hathui,_Abbess_of_Gernrode
association in the region for climbing activities in Saxon Switzerland and the surrounding area in eastern Germany. It is also the largest sports association
Saxon_Climbers'_Federation
were forced into subjection by the powerful Margrave Gero of the Saxon Eastern March. Series of military reverses and detrimental relationships, which
Poland in the Early Middle Ages
Poland_in_the_Early_Middle_Ages
Reputed 11th-century Byzantine colony on the Black Sea
England (Latin: Nova Anglia) of Eastern Europe was a colony allegedly founded either in the 1070s or the 1090s by Anglo-Saxon refugees fleeing the Norman
New_England_(medieval)
German abbey
Northern March (present-day Brandenburg), which however were lost in the Great Slav Rising of 983, and further territories in the Saxon Eastern March. After
Memleben_Abbey
Sociological category in the US, Canada, and Australia
In the United States, White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) is a sociological term used to describe white, upper class, Protestant Americans, usually of
White_Anglo-Saxon_Protestants
Monastery in Germany
modern period, the abbey was part of the Upper Saxon Circle. In 959 Gero, margrave of the Saxon Eastern March, founded the abbey of Gernrode, at his castle
Gernrode_Abbey
Area of study on cultural group origins
"Anglo-Saxon" incomers exterminated or enslaved many of the native "Romano-British" inhabitants of Britain, driving the remainder from eastern Britain
Historiography of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain
Historiography_of_the_Anglo-Saxon_settlement_of_Britain
Conflict
with the Luitici tribes against Bolesław to drive him out of the Saxon eastern marches and out of Poland. Because the Duchy of Poland had recently officially
Polish–German Wars (1003–1018)
Polish–German_Wars_(1003–1018)
Part of England where Danish law applied
Conquest under Anglo-Saxon rule in which Danish laws applied. The Danelaw originated in the conquest and occupation of large parts of eastern and northern England
Danelaw
Duke of Saxony from 777 to 785
and Wittikund, was a leader of the Saxons and the chief opponent of the Frankish king Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 777 to 785. Charlemagne ultimately
Widukind
King of the English from 927 to 939
Viking leader Guthrum agreed on a division that gave the Anglo-Saxons western Mercia, and eastern Mercia to the Vikings. In the 890s, renewed Viking attacks
Æthelstan
East Anglian princess, queen, and abbess (c. 636–679)
Æþelðryþe; 4 March 636 – 23 June 679) was an East Anglian princess, a Fenland and Northumbrian queen and Abbess of Ely. She is an Anglo-Saxon saint, and
Æthelthryth
Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
March 4 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 6 All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 18 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar
March 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
March_5_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
10th century march of East Francia
(eastern Saxon) sections of the Elbe border were established already at the beginning of the 9th century, when Charlemagne appointed Odo, an eastern Saxon
Northern_March
Decade
Brandenburg and Havelberg in the territory of the Marca Geronis (Saxon Eastern March). The Nallur Kandaswamy temple, one of the most significant Hindu
940s
Catholic diocese in Germany
Brandenburg, Havelberg, Zeitz, Merseburg, and Meissen, all located in the Saxon Eastern March. The first metropolitan was Archbishop Adalbert of Magdeburg (c.
Diocese_of_Magdeburg
Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
March 6 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 8 All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 20 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar
March 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
March_7_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Group of West Germanic languages
West Germanic languages that consists of Old Frisian, Old English, and Old Saxon, and their descendants. These languages share a number of commonalities
North_Sea_Germanic
Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
March 19 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 21 All fixed commemorations below are observed on April 2 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar
March 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
March_20_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
cohabitation between the Saxons and Romanians in Transylvania, a Romanian historical region situated at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern
Transylvanian_Saxon_cuisine
West Germanic language
Low German evolved from Old Saxon (Old Low German), which is most closely related to Old Frisian and Old English (Anglo-Saxon). The Low German dialects
Low_German
10th century Anglo-Saxon seax
of Beagnoth, also known as the Thames scramasax, is a 10th-century Anglo-Saxon seax (single-edged knife). It was found in the inland estuary of the Thames
Seax_of_Beagnoth
Iron Age material culture
Anglo-Saxon mythology Continental Germanic mythology Norse mythology) Funerary practices Anglo-Saxon Norse Law Anglo-Saxon Norse Literature Anglo-Saxon Norse
Jastorf_culture
Country primarily in North America
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