Dohna Burgraviate

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Establishment

• January 1145: Towards the middle of the 12th century, probably as early as 1143 or 1144 under King Conrad III, the burgraveship of Dohna came as an imperial fief to the noble Heinricus de Rodewa.

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 1379: Based on Gustav Droysen's Map of the Holy Roman Empire in the XIV century.

Disestablishment

• January 1403: In 1402 the castle of Dohna was completely destroyed by miners from Dippoldiswalde and Freiberg. The Burggraviate of Dohna was taken over by the Meißner Margrave.

Selected Sources

• Droysen, G. (1886): Historischer Handatlas, Bielefeld and Leipzig (Germany), pp. 30-31
• Strakosh-Grassmann, G. (1893): Der Einfall der Mongolen in Mitteleuropa in den Jahren 1241 und 1242, Innsbruck (Austria), pp. 53-67