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William I, the one-eyed, (19 December 1343, Dresden – 9 February 1407, Schloss Grimma) was Margrave of Meissen. His nickname is related to the legend that Saint Benno appeared to him because of his disputes with the Church in a dream and he had an eye gouged out.
- 19 December 1343, Dresden
- Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen
- 9 February 1407 (aged 63), Grimma Castle
- Mathilde of Bavaria
The Margravate or Margraviate of Meissen ( German: Markgrafschaft Meißen) was a medieval principality in the area of the modern German state of Saxony. It originally was a frontier march of the Holy Roman Empire, created out of the vast Marca Geronis ( Saxon Eastern March) in 965.
- Feudal monarchy
- Meissen
- Margravate
- Upper Saxon
After the abolition of all German monarchies in 1918 and the death of Friedrich August III, the last king of Saxony, in 1932, further heads of the house and pretenders to the throne have used the title Margrave of Meissen.
AffiliationNameYearsComments981–982also Margrave of MerseburgEkkeharding985–1002Son of Gunther of MerseburgWeimar-Orlamünde1062–1067Died without male heirsBrunonen1068–1089Revolted against King Henry IV in 1076Deceased people by name.
3 giorni fa · William I, the One-eyed (brother) 1381–1425.
[Wilhelm I, Markgraf von Meissen (1343-1407) was a member of the Germany nobility and a patron of the arts. The son of Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen and Mathilde of Bavaria, he became the margrave of Meissen with the 1382 Division of Chemnitz.
William I, the one-eyed, (19 December 1343, Dresden – 9 February 1407, Schloss Grimma) was Margrave of Meissen. His nickname is related to the legend that Saint Benno appeared to him because of his disputes with the Church in a dream and he had an eye gouged out.
