Swanehilde of Saxony, margravine of Meissen

Swanehilde of Saxony

Swanehilde of Saxony was Margravine of Meissen.

Margravate of Meissen

Medieval margravate (965–1423)

The Margravate or Margraviate of 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 in 965. Under the rule of the Wettin dynasty, the margravate…