Margrave of Meissen

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The Margrave of Meissen was a high-ranking noble title in the Holy Roman Empire, historically governing the important border territory (march) around Meissen in present-day eastern Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf margravial title
noble title
appliesToJurisdiction March of Meissen
Meissen
country Holy Roman Empire
hasAssociatedTitle Duke of Saxony
Elector of Saxony
Landgrave of Thuringia
hasBorderFunction border march
hasCapital Meissen
hasEtymology named after the town of Meissen
hasFeudalRank margrave
hasFunction colonization and German settlement of eastern territories
securing imperial frontiers against Slavic tribes
hasGovernmentalFunction administration of march
defense of eastern frontier of the Holy Roman Empire
military governance of border territory
hasHistoricalPeriod Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period

Middle Ages
hasLanguage German
hasLegalStatus immediate vassal of the Holy Roman Emperor
hasNobleRankAbove count
hasNobleRankBelow duke
hasPoliticalRole imperial prince (Reichsfürst)
hasPredecessorOffice Margrave of Lusatia
linked to: Margrave of Meissen
hasRank high-ranking noble
hasReligion Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
hasSeat Meissen Castle
hasSuccessorOffice Elector of Saxony
King of Saxony
hasSymbol coat of arms of Meissen margraves
hasTerritorialJurisdiction March of Meissen
Meissen
eastern Germany
hasTitleHolder Ekkeharding dynasty
House of Wettin
House of Wettin (Albertine line)
House of Wettin (Ernestine line)
Wettin dynasty
linked to: House of Wettin
hasTypeOfMonarchy feudal monarchy
historicalRegion Saxony
Thuringia
isFeudalTitleOf Holy Roman Empire nobility
locatedInPresentDay Free State of Saxony
linked to: Saxony

Germany
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Electorate of Saxony
partOf Holy Roman Empire
usedInSystem feudal system of the Holy Roman Empire

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William II, Margrave of Meissen positionHeld Margrave of Meissen
Margrave of Moravia relatedOffice Margrave of Meissen
Margrave of Meissen hasPredecessorOffice Margrave of Lusatia
linked to: Margrave of Meissen
Albert, Duke of Saxony positionHeld Duke of Saxe-Meissen
linked to: Margrave of Meissen
Albert, Duke of Saxony title Margrave of Meissen