merseburg
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The Nation includes all the forms of the country.
The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:
Establishment
- January 966: On Gero's death in 965 the Marca Geronis was divided into five (sometimes counted as six) different marches: the Nordmark, the Ostmark, Meissen, Zeitz, and Merseburg.
Chronology
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1. Mongol invasions and conquests
Were a series of military campaigny by the Mongols that created the largest contiguous Empire in history, the Mongol Empire, which controlled most of Eurasia.
1.1. Mongol Invasions of Germany
Were a series of Mongol raids in Germany.
1.1.1. First Mongol Invasion of Germany
Was a Mongol raid in the Holy Roman Empire.
- May 1241: The Mongols invaded the Holy Roman Empire without major clash of arms.The army invaded eastern Germany, and crossed the March of Moravia in April-May 1241.
- June 1241: The Mongols left eastern Germany and Moravia.
2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)
- January 983: The Margraviate of Meissen acquired the territories of Merseburg and Zeitz.
- January 1005: Establishment of the Merseburg Prince-Bishopric.
Disestablishment
- January 1566: The Merseburg Prince-Bishopric is acquired by the Electorate of Saxony (Albertines).
Selected Sources
- Strakosh-Grassmann, G. (1893): Der Einfall der Mongolen in Mitteleuropa in den Jahren 1241 und 1242, Innsbruck (Austria), pp. 53-67