List of margravines of Meissen
Introduction 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.
Margravine of Meissen === Non-dynastic, 963–985 === Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Margravine Ceased to be Margravine Death Spouse  Swanehilde of Saxony Hermann Billung, Duke of Saxony(Billung) 945/955 970 3 August 979''husband's death'' 26 November 1014 Thietmar The name of Rikdag's wife is unknown, but he had several children Rikdag=== Ekkehardingian dynasty, 985–1046 === Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Margravine Ceased to be Margravine Death Spouse  Swanehilde of Saxony Hermann Billung, Duke of Saxony(Billung) 945/955 before 1000 30 April 1002''husband's death'' 26 November 1014 Eckard I The name of Gunzelin's wife is unknown, but he had several children; she main have been a sister of Bolesław I Chrobry. Gunzelin 80px Regelinda of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry(Piast) 989 1002/1003 1009, after August''husband's accession''' 21 March aft. 1014 Herman I 80px Uta of Ballenstedt Adalbert I, Count of Ballenstedt(Ascania) 1000 – 1032 or 1038''husband's accession''' 23 October, bef. 1046 Eckard II=== Weimar-Orlamünde dynasty, 1046–1062 === Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Margravine Ceased to be Margravine Death Spouse  Adela of Louvain Lambert II of Leuvenor his brotherReginar of Leuven(Leuven) – before 1060 1062''husband's accession''' early 1067''husband's death'' 1083 Otto I=== Brunonen dynasty, 1067–1089 === Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Margravine Ceased to be Margravine Death Spouse Immilla of Turin Ulric Manfred II of Turin(Arduinici) – 1058 January 1048''husband's accession'' 28 September 1057''husband's death'' 1078, before 29 April Egbert I Oda of Weimar Otto I, Margrave of Meissen(Weimar-Orlamünde) – before 1080 1089''husband's desposition'' 1111 Egbert II=== Wettin dynasty, 1089–1123 === Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Margravine Ceased to be Margravine Death Spouse  Gertrude of Brunswick Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen(Brunonen) 1060 1101/2 1103''husband's death'' 9 December 1117 Henry I  Adelaide of Stade Lothair Udo III, Margrave of the Nordmark(Udonids) 1098–1106 – 1123''husband's death'' – Henry II=== Groitzsch dynasty, 1123–1124 === Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Margravine Ceased to be Margravine Death Spouse Cunigunde of Weimar Otto I, Margrave of Meissen(Weimar-Orlamünde) – 1110 1123''husband's accession'' 22 May 1124''husband's death'' 8 June 1140 Wiprecht=== Wettin dynasty, 1124–1547 === Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Margravine Ceased to be Margravine Death Spouse  Luitgard of Elchingen-Ravenstein Adalbert, Count of Elchingen-Ravenstein – before 1119 1123''husband's appointment'' 19 June 1145 Conrad 80px Hedwig of Brandenburg Albert the Bear(Ascania) 1124/35 1144/7 5 February 1157''husband's accession'' 18 February 1190''husband's death'' end of March 1203 Otto II  Sophia of Bohemia Frederick, Duke of Bohemia(Přemyslids) před 1176 23 April 1186 18 February 1190''husband's accession'' 24 May 1195 Albert I (1195–1198)Direct rule by Emperor Henry VI  Jutta of Thuringia Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia(Ludowing) 1184 1194 1198''husband regains Meissen'' 18 January 1221''husband's death'' 6 August 1235 Dietrich I 80px Constance of Austria Leopold VI, Duke of Austria(Babenberg) – 1 May 1234 1243 before 5 June Henry III 80px Agnes of Bohemia Wenceslaus I of Bohemia(Přemyslids) – 1244 10 August 1268 80px Elisabeth of Maltitz Ulrich von Maltitz 1238/9 before 1273 15 February 1288''husband's death'' 25 January 1333  Elisabeth of Orlamünde Hermann III, Count of Orlamünde 1270 before 1 October 1290 1292''husband's desposition'' before 24 March 1333 Albert II  Catherine of Bavaria Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria(Wittelsbach) 9 June 1267 1287 1289''husband's accession'' 16 August 1291''husband's death'' 9 January 1310 Frederick Tuta  Jutta of Henneberg Berthold VIII, Count of Henneberg(Henneberg) 1272 22 July 1295 1292''husband's accession'' 10 December 1307''husband's death'' 25 April 1317 Dietrich II 80px Agnes of Gorizia-Tyrol Meinhard, Duke of Carinthia(Meinhardiner) – 1 June 1285 1292''husband's accession'' 14 May 1293 Frederick I  Elisabeth of Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk Otto, Count of Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk 1286 24 August 1300 16 November 1323''husband's death'' 22 August 1359 Matilde of Bavaria Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor(Wittelsbach) after 21 June 1313 early May 1323 2 July 1346 Frederick II 80px Catherine of Henneberg Heinrich XII, Count of Henneberg(Henneberg) 1334 1344/6 18 November 1349''husband's accession'' 21 May 1381''husband's death'' 15 July 1397 Frederick III Margaret of Nuremberg Albrecht, Burgrave of Nuremberg(House of Hohenzollern) 1359 22 July 1374 13 November 1382''Chemnitzer Teilung'' between 1 May 1389 and 16 August 1391 Balthasar 80px Elisabeth of Moravia John Henry, Margrave of Moravia(Luxembourg) 1355 1366 20 November 1400 William I  Anna of Brunswick-Göttingen Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen(Welf) 1387 by 7 May 1402 10 February 1407''husband's death'' 27 October 1426 80px Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg(Welf) 1395 8 February 1402 10 February 1407''husband's accession'' 4 January 1428''husband's death'' 28 December 1442 Frederick IV  Amelia of Masovia Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia(Piast) 1396/9 16 May 1413 30 March 1425''husband's death'' after 17 May 1424 William II  Anna of Schwarzburg Günther XV, Count of Schwarzburg(Schwarzburg) – 1407 10 February 1407''husband's accession'' 16 January 1431 Frederick V The Division of Altenburg on September 26, 1445 attempted to divide the Saxon lands between Frederick IV's two sons Frederick VI and William III. But when Frederick VI chose the western part (Thuringia) instead of Meissen, William III rejected his choice and the Saxon Fratricidal War started. In the end Frederick VI received Meissen and William III received Thuringia. Margaret of Austria Ernest, Duke of Austria(Habsburg) 1416/17 3 June 1431 7 September 1464''husband's death'' 12 February 1486 Frederick VI The Treaty of Leipzig on August 26, 1485 divided the Saxon lands between Frederick VI's two sons Albert IV and Ernest. Albert IV received Meissen and established his court there. 80px Sidonie of Poděbrady George of Kunštát and Poděbrady, King of Bohemia(Poděbrady) 14 November 1449 11 November 1464 12 September 1500''husband's death'' 1 February 1510 Albert IV 80px Barbara Jagiellon Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland(Jagiellon) 15 July 1478 21 November 1496 12 September 1500''husband's accession'' 15 February 1534 George 80px Catherine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Güstrow(Mecklenburg-Schwerin) 1487 6 July 1512 17 April 1539''husband's ascension'' 18 August 1541''husband's death'' 6 June 1561 Henry IV 80px Agnes of Hesse Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse(Hesse) 31 May 1527 9 January 1541 18 August 1541''husband's accession'' 24 April 1547''became electress'' 4 November 1555 Maurice Final great Wettin dynastic division Meissen subsumed into the Electorate of Saxony. See Also Electress of Saxony
See also *List of Saxon consorts
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