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  1. The Margravate or Margraviate of Meissen ( German: Markgrafschaft Meißen) was a medieval principality in the area of the modern German state of Saxony. It originally was a frontier march of the Holy Roman Empire, created out of the vast Marca Geronis ( Saxon Eastern March) in 965. Under the rule of the Wettin dynasty, the margravate finally ...

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  2. History. King Henry the Fowler, on his 928–29 campaign against the Slavic Glomacze tribes, had a fortress erected on a hill at Meissen (Mišno) on the Elbe river. Later named Albrechtsburg, the castle about 965 became the seat of the Meissen margraves, installed by Emperor Otto I when the vast Marca Geronis (Gero's march) was partitioned into five new margraviates, including Meissen, the ...

  3. Meissen is the predecessor to the present German part state of Saxony and it was during the tenth century populated by Slavic tribes who were subdued by the German margrave Gero the Great. The region between the rivers Elbe and Oder were then ruled by Gero as the margraviate of Ostmark 937-965. When Gero died 965 was Ostmark partitioned into ...

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    • A Meissen Porcelain Armorial Tureen and Cover from the ‘Swan Service’ Christie’s New York, New York (20 May 2014) Estimated Price: $80,000-$120,000.
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    • A Meissen Two-Handled Oval Dish from the ‘Swan Service’ Christie’s London, United Kingdom (12 May 2010) Estimated Price: £15,000-£25,000. Realized Price: £55,250.
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  5. Naumburg. In Naumburg. Founded by the margraves of Meissen about the year 1000, Naumburg was granted to the bishop of Zeitz when he transferred his seat there in 1028. It received town rights in 1142. It was a member of the Hanseatic League in the 15th century but fell to Saxony in 1564…. Read More. Other articles where Meissen is discussed ...

  6. The Margravate or Margraviate of Meissen was a medieval principality in the area of the modern German state of Saxony. It originally was a frontier march of the Holy Roman Empire, created out of the vast Marca Geronis in 965. Under the rule of the Wettin dynasty, the margravate finally merged with the former Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg into the Saxon Electorate by 1423.

  7. Collecting Guides. Decorative Arts & Design. 1 June 2023. A Meissen group of Columbine and Scaramouche ‘Die Hahnreigruppe’, circa 1741-45. Sold for £92,500 on 3 June 2015 at Christie’s in London. In the 18th century, porcelain — known at the time as ‘white gold’ — was one of the most highly prized commodities in the world. Trade ...

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