Northern March

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The Northern March (red) around the start of the 11th century, between the Billung March in the north and the Saxon Eastern March (March of Lusatia) in the south

The Northern March or North March (German: Nordmark) was created out of the division of the vast Marca Geronis in 965.[1] It initially comprised the northern third of the Marca (roughly corresponding to the modern state of Brandenburg) and was part of the territorial organisation of areas conquered from the Wends. A Lutician rebellion in 983 reversed German control over the region[2] until the establishment of the March of Brandenburg by Albert the Bear in the 12th century.[3]

Slavic background

Tribes in the Northern and Billung marches at the time of the Lutici uprising of 983

During the

Semnoni were absorbed into these Slavic groups.[citation needed
]

The group of people who settled at the

Brandenburg). The Hevelli also built a large outpost at the current site of Spandau Citadel in Berlin. The Sprevani and Hevelli waged war against not only their German neighbors, but also their Slavic neighbours.[4][5]

History of the Northern March

History of Brandenburg and Prussia
Present

Establishment and loss, 965–983

After the

Christianisation
of the pagan Slavs began.

March of Meissen, and the March of Zeitz
.

The

Liutizi alliance in the middle of the 11th century, the German expansion in the direction of the Northern March remained at a standstill and the Wends east of the Elbe remained independent for approximately 150 years.[6][7][8][5]

March of Brandenburg

Main article: Margraviate of Brandenburg

In the beginning of the 12th century, the German kings re-established control over the mixed Slav-inhabited lands on the eastern borders of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1134, in the wake of the Wendish Crusade of 1147, the German magnate Albert the Bear was granted the Northern March by Emperor Lothair III. The Slavs were subsequently assimilated by German settlers during the Ostsiedlung. The church under Albert established dioceses, which with their walled towns protected the townspeople from attack. With the arrival of monks and bishops begins anew the recorded history of the town of Brandenburg, from which would develop the eponymous margraviate.

Albert's control of the region was nominal for several decades, but he engaged in a variety of military and diplomatic actions against the Wends, and saw his control become more real by the middle of the century. In 1150, Albert formally inherited Brandenburg from its last

Ascanian descendants made considerable progress in Christianising the captured lands.[8]

List of margraves

The Margraves of the Nordmark were closely related to both the Counts of Stade, many holding dual titles, and the Counts of Walbeck. The early counts and margraves were discussed by Thietmar of Merseburg, a descendant of the original rulers.

Counts of Haldensleben

Counts of Walbeck

Counts of Haldensleben

  • Bernard I, 1009–1018, son of Dietrich
  • Bernard II, 1018–1051, son of the previous
  • William, 1051–1056, son of the previous
  • Otto, 1056–1057, illegitimate son of Bernard

Counts of Stade

Counts of Plötzkau

Counts of Stade

  • Henry II, 1114–1128, son of Lothair Udo III
  • Udo IV, 1128–1130, son of Rudolf I

Counts of Plötzkau

  • Conrad, 1130–1133, son of Helperich

Counts of Stade

  • House of Udonids

Counts of Ballenstedt (Ascanians)

Under Albert, the march was expanded with the acquisition of Slavic lands around

March of Brandenburg
.

For a lists of margravines (margrave's wives), see List of consorts of Brandenburg.

Notes

  1. ISBN 978-1-349-27533-5
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  2. ^ "The Medieval Elbe - Slavs and Germans on the Frontier". University of Oregon. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  3. ISBN 978-1-317-87238-2
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  4. ISBN 978-3-05-004738-6
    .
  5. ^ a b JÜRGEN PETERSOHN. "König Otto III. und die Slawen an Ostsee, Oder und Elbe um das Jahr 995" (PDF). Digitale Monumenta. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  6. JSTOR 561761
    . Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  7. ^ Roman Zaroff (January 2003). "Study into Socio-political History of the Obodrites". Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  8. ^
    JSTOR 2841974
    . Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  9. ISBN 978-1-349-25677-8
    .

Sources

  • Reuter, Timothy. Germany in the Early Middle Ages 800–1056. New York: Longman, 1991.
  • Thompson, James Westfall. Feudal Germany, Volume II. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1928.
  • Warner, David A., Ottonian Germany: The Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg, Manchester University Press, Manchester, 2001


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