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*1242–1265 Henry III, Margrave of Meissen, Henry the Illustrious, Margrave of Meissen and March of Lusatia, Lusatia since 1221
*1265–1294 Albert II, Margrave of Meissen, Albert the Degenerate, son, Margrave of Meissen from 1288 until 1292, sold Thuringia to
*''1294–1298 Adolf, King of Germany, Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg, List of German monarchs, King of Germany (not Wettin)''
*''1298–1307 Albert I of Germany, Albert of Habsburg, King of Germany (not Wettin)''
*1298–1307 Theodoric IV, Landgrave of Lusatia, Theodoric IV, Margrave of Lusatia from 1291 until 1303
*1298–1323 Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen, Frederick I
*1323–1349 Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen, Frederick II
*1349–1381 Friedrich III, Landgrave of Thuringia, Frederick III
*1349–1382 William I, Margrave of Meissen, William I
*1349–1406 Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia, Balthasar
*1406–1440 Frederick IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, Frederick IV
*1440–1445 Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, Frederick V
*1445–1482 William III, Duke of Luxemburg, William II
*1482–1485 Albert III, Duke of Saxony, Albert
*1482–1486 Ernest, Elector of Saxony, Ernest
*1486–1525 Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, Frederick VI
*1525–1532 John, Elector of Saxony, John
*1532–1547 John Frederick, Elector of Saxony, John Frederick I
*1542–1553 John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, John Ernest
*1554–1566 John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony, John Frederick II
*1554–1572 John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, John William
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Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
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Kings of Thuringia
*450–500Bisinus
Bisinus (sometimes shortened to Bisin) was the king of Thuringia in the 5th century AD or around 500. He is the earliest historically attested ruler of the Thuringians. Almost nothing more about him can be said with certainty, including whether all ...
*500–530 Baderich
Baderic, Baderich, Balderich or Boderic (ca. 480 – 529), son of Bisinus and Menia, was a co-king of the Thuringii. He and his brothers Hermanfrid and Berthar succeeded their father Bisinus. After Hermanfrid defeated Berthar in battle, he in ...
*500–530 Berthachar
*500–531 Herminafried
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Frankish dukes of Thuringia
;Merovingian dukes *632–642 Radulf I, "King of Thuringia" after 641 *642–687Heden I
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*687–689 Gozbert
*689–719 Heden II, son
;Carolingian dukes
*849–873 Thachulf, Margrave of the Sorbian March
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*874–880 Radulf II, son
*880–892 Poppo, House of Babenberg
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, ''dux Thuringorum'' in 892, deposed
**882–886 Egino, brother
*892–906 Conrad, ancestor of the Conradiner dynasty
*907–908 Burchard Burchard (and all variant spellings) may refer to:
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* Burckhardt, or (de) Bourcard, a family of the Basel patriciate
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, last duke, killed in battle against the Hungarians
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;Ruled by the Margraves of Meissen
*1000–1002 Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen, Eckard I, Margrave of Margraviate of Meissen, Meissen since 985, assassinated
*1002–1003 William II of Weimar, William II, Count of Weimar
*1046–1062 William, Margrave of Meissen, William IV, grandson, Margrave of Meissen
*1062–1067 Otto I, Margrave of Meissen, Otto, brother, Margrave of Meissen
*1067–1090 Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen, Egbert II, son-in-law, Count of County of Brunswick, Brunswick from the Brunonen dynasty, killed in 1090, line extinct
Landgraves of Thuringia
Winzenburger
* 1111/1112–1130 Herman I, Count of Winzenburg (deposed in 1130; died in 1138)Ludovingians
*1031–1056 Louis the Bearded, Count of Thuringia, Louis the Bearded *1056–1123 Louis the Springer *1123–1140 Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia, Louis I (first Landgrave from 1131) *1140–1172 Louis II, Landgrave of Thuringia, Louis II the Iron *1172–1190 Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia, Louis III the Pious *1190–1217 Hermann I, Landgraf of Thuringia, Hermann I the Hard *1217–1227 Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, Louis IV the Holy *1227–1241 Hermann II, Landgraf of Thuringia, Hermann II *1241–1242 Henry Raspe
House of Wettin
*1242–1265 Henry III, Margrave of Meissen, Henry the Illustrious, Margrave of Meissen and March of Lusatia, Lusatia since 1221
*1265–1294 Albert II, Margrave of Meissen, Albert the Degenerate, son, Margrave of Meissen from 1288 until 1292, sold Thuringia to
*''1294–1298 Adolf, King of Germany, Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg, List of German monarchs, King of Germany (not Wettin)''
*''1298–1307 Albert I of Germany, Albert of Habsburg, King of Germany (not Wettin)''
*1298–1307 Theodoric IV, Landgrave of Lusatia, Theodoric IV, Margrave of Lusatia from 1291 until 1303
*1298–1323 Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen, Frederick I
*1323–1349 Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen, Frederick II
*1349–1381 Friedrich III, Landgrave of Thuringia, Frederick III
*1349–1382 William I, Margrave of Meissen, William I
*1349–1406 Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia, Balthasar
*1406–1440 Frederick IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, Frederick IV
*1440–1445 Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, Frederick V
*1445–1482 William III, Duke of Luxemburg, William II
*1482–1485 Albert III, Duke of Saxony, Albert
*1482–1486 Ernest, Elector of Saxony, Ernest
*1486–1525 Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, Frederick VI
*1525–1532 John, Elector of Saxony, John
*1532–1547 John Frederick, Elector of Saxony, John Frederick I
*1542–1553 John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, John Ernest
*1554–1566 John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony, John Frederick II
*1554–1572 John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, John William
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