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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.

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  2. This article lists the margraves of Meissen, a march and territorial state on the eastern border of the Holy Roman Empire. History [ edit ] 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.

    • 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.
    • A Meissen large oval tray from the Swan Service. Bonhams London, United Kingdom (18 June 2014) Estimated Price: not provided. Realized Price: £64,900.
    • 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.
    • A Very Rare Meissen Gilt-Metal-Mounted Mustard Post Cover from the Swan Service, circa 1739. Bonhams London, United Kingdom (12 June 2015) Estimated Price: not provided.
  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.

  4. William I, the one-eyed, (19 December 1343, Dresden – 9 February 1407, Schloss Grimma) was Margrave of Meissen. His nickname is related to the legend that Saint Benno appeared to him because of his disputes with the Church in a dream and he had an eye gouged out.

  5. 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.

  6. Germany. In Germany: Central Germany. …central Germany the margraves of Meissen of the Wettin dynasty thrust steadily eastward and received the electorate of Saxony in 1423, when the Ascanian line of electors died out; in the west they obtained Thuringia (1263) and clung to it tenaciously despite repeated royal attempts to oust them by claiming…

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