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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.
- Feudal monarchy
- Meissen
- Margravate
- Upper Saxon
The Margraviate of Meissen was a territorial state on the border of the Holy Roman Empire. The margravines of Meissen were the consorts of the margraves of Meissen.
PictureNameFatherBirth–before 1119Albert the Bear ( Ascania )1124/351144/7Frederick, Duke of Bohemia ( Přemyslids ...před 117623 April 1186Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia ( ...11841194Matilda of Bavaria, Margravine of Meissen. Matilde of Bavaria (aft. 21 June 1313 – 2 July 1346) Meißen) was the eldest daughter of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor and his first wife Beatrix of Świdnica. Matilde was a member of the House of Wittelsbach .
- aft. 21 June 1313, Bavaria, Germany
- Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
- 2 July 1346, Meissen
- Beatrice of Silesia
When Matilda Wittelsbach Margravine of Meissen was born after 21 June 1313, her father, Ludwig IV von Bayern, was 8717 and her mother, Beatrix von Silesia, was 8709. She married Friedrich II von Sachsen on 28 May 1328, in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters.
- Female
- Friedrich II Von Sachsen
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.
Biography. Matilda of Bavaria was the daughter of Emperor Louis IV of Germany and Beatrice of Silesia, and she was married to Frederick II of Meissen at Nuremberg in May 1323. She bore him 9 children; only six survived infancy, including his successor, Frederick III of Meissen. Matilda died in 1346. Categories.
Margraves of Meissen. Women of Germany. Non-topical/index: Uses of Wikidata Infobox with maps. Pages with maps.
