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Margraviate of the Nordgau

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in 937. There has been some confusion over whether or not the Nordgau was separated from Bavaria at this date or only as late as 976, when the East Franconian count
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imperial territory upon Diepold's death and the town of Eger itself was inherited by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1167. It attained the
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noble family, who eventually received the margravial title by royal grant about 1073, passing it down as "Margrave of
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in 1002, however, the new king (Henry II) responded with ingratitude. Count Henry soon after joined a revolt (the
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Throughout the 11th and 12th centuries, the Nordgau functioned as a pathway for invading armies from Bohemia and
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controlled large parts of the Nordgau from the mid-13th century onwards. In 1322, the Wittelsbach emperor
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Franks, Moravians, and Magyars: The Struggle for the Middle Danube, 788–907
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permanently. For this reason, the incorporated Nordgau has been called the
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The Nordgau was again separated from Bavaria following the death of the
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appeared as Margrave of the Nordgau in 994. He backed the
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on occasion, although this term also designates the later
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It comprised the region north of the 111: 304:) was a medieval administrative unit ( 555:and for the countering armies of the 333:and, especially after 1061, into the 192: 188: 171: 156: 152: 126: 122: 7: 371:tribes in ancient times; after the 567:had an Imperial castle erected at 25: 645:gave the Egerland in pawn to the 575:. It became the residence of the 532:of 1003) in association with the 924:Marches of the Holy Roman Empire 684: 571:to encounter the forces of Duke 250: 236: 222: 559:. In the mid-11th century, the 505:Likewise, Berthold's son Count 1: 750: 738: 731: 594:and founder of the abbeys in 534:German–Polish War (1002–1018) 415: 399: 384: 363:had been settled by Germanic 163: 78: 56: 460:pagum, qui dicitur Northgowe 97: Other parts of Bavaria 77:within the Duchy of Bavaria 929:Medieval history of Germany 873:Bowlus, Charles R. (1995). 807:(d. 1146), served 1093–1146 792:(d. 1057), served 1024–1031 786:(970–1017), served 994–1004 449:. By an 806 deed issued at 329:stretching up to the river 232:Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg 945: 727:(d. 865), served until 861 348: 284:Margraviate of the Nordgau 33:Margraviate of the Nordgau 896:Feudal Germany, Volume II 780:(d. 980), served from 976 768:(d. 906), served from 903 536:against the Polish ruler 310:) on the frontier of the 197: 193: 189: 185: 153: 139: 123: 66: 55: 44: 892:Thompson, James Westfall 774:(d. 937), served 907–937 762:(d. 907), served 895–903 583:" to their descendants. 778:Berthold of Schweinfurt 614:duke and later emperor 484:Berthold of Schweinfurt 805:Diepold III of Vohburg 749:(d. aft. 895), served 670: 625:was incorporated as a 573:Bretislav I of Bohemia 467:submitted the deed to 459: 447:Margraviate of Moravia 431:Tassilo III of Bavaria 300: 292:Markgrafschaft Nordgau 291: 37:Markgrafschaft Nordgau 36: 799:Diepold II of Vohburg 637:, while the Bavarian 408:Diocese of Regensburg 404:Emmeram of Regensburg 888:. 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Index

March of the Nordgau
Gau
Duchy of Bavaria

German Kingdom
Munich
Margraviate
Medieval Europe
Treaty of Pavia
Egerland

Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg

Electoral Palatinate
Czech Republic
Germany
German
Gau
German
Duchy of Bavaria
Danube
Regensburg
Upper Palatinate
Main
Egerland
Bohemia
History of Bavaria
Franconia proper
Bohemian Forest
Varisci

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