Go of the East saxonne

The Walk of the East saxonne or Ostmark (in German Sächsische Ostmark ) was a walk of the Germanic Roman Empire of the X {{E}} at the 12th century. The name Osterland indicates still today the historical area which was in the center of this walk.

The name " Walk of the East " or " Ostmark " from the Latin name marchia Orientalis comes. In the beginning, this name indicated the walk which had been created in the east of the Duché of Saxony, but also the walk which had been created in the east of the Duché of Bavaria. The Bavarian Marche of the East became later the Austria.

The Walk of the East saxonne was born from the division of the Marca Geronis after the death of Gero in 965. It included/understood the territories located between the Saale and the Oder, which corresponds roughly to current the Land of Saxony. When the Margraviat de Landsberg and the Margraviat de Lusace were detached from the Walk of the East, the remaining territories were attached to the Margraviat de Misnie in 1123. The last time that the Walk of the East saxonne and the Walk of Lusace are mentioned separately, it is when Henri de Groitzsch became Margrave Walk of the East in 1128. In 1131, these two territories were found under its authority and, thereafter, the names of Walk of the East saxonne (" Ostmark") and " Lusace" indicate the same thing.

Following the parcelling out of the territories belonging to the house of Wettin, the area was subdivided several times. The greatest part was found in the Duché S of Ernestine branch of the dynasty of Wettin. Although the frontier limits of the Walk of the East saxonne often changed during its existence, the majority of the contemporary historians indicate by this name the territory ranging between Saale and the Mulde.

At the 13th century, Lusace and Ostmark ceased existing. The Margraviat de Lansberg and that of Dresden divided this territory.

List margraves of the Walk of the East saxonne

Eudes I {{er}}, 965– 993
Gero II, 993– 1015
Thietmar, 1015– 1030
Eudes II, 1030– 1032?
Dedi I {{er}}, 1046– 1075
Dedi II, 1069
Henri I {{er}}, 1075– 1103
Henri II, 1103– 1123
Wiprecht, 1123– 1124
Albert, 1123– 1128
Henry III, 1128– 1135

References

Reuter, Timothy. Germany in the Early Middle Old 800– 1056 . New York: Longman, 1991.
Thompson, James Westfall. Feudal Germany, Volume II . New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1928.
At Meyers Konversationslexikon, 1888
At Zeidlers Universal-Lexicon, vol. 25, p. 1163-1164

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