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Groitzsch (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁɔʏtʃ]) is a town in the
Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. The town is
situated at the
southern edge of the Leipzig...
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Wiprecht (or Wigbert) of
Groitzsch (died 22 May 1124) was the
Margrave of
Meissen and the
Saxon Ostmark from 1123
until his death. He was born to a noble...
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Henry of
Groitzsch (died 31
December 1135) was the
second son of
Wiprecht of
Groitzsch and Judith,
daughter of
Vratislaus II of Bohemia. He succeeded...
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Emperor Henry V
enfeoffed Count Wiprecht of
Groitzsch with both marches.
Furious Conrad forged an
alliance with the
Saxon duke...
- From 1144, he
administered the
lordship of
Groitzsch as heir
apparent of the late
Count Henry of
Groitzsch (d. 1135), and also as an
adopted son of his...
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Ostmark Reign 1103–1123
Predecessor Henry I
Successor Wiprecht of
Groitzsch Regent Thimo of
Wettin Born 1103 Died 1123
Spouse Adelaide of
Stade House...
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Grimma (Saxony)
Grimmen (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) Gröditz (Saxony)
Groitzsch (Saxony)
Gronau (Leine) (Lower Saxony)
Gronau (Westf.) (North Rhine-Westphalia)...
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settlement at the site.
During 1083,
Henry IV
urged Margrave Wiprecht of
Groitzsch to
develop the
castle site,
which Colditz accepted.
During 1158, Emperor...
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daughter of
Margrave Albert II of
Brandenburg and his wife
Matilda of
Groitzsch, the
daughter of
Landgrave Conrad II of
Lusatia from the
House of Wettin...
- 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...
