Topic summary
Lusatians
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Lusatia.
Early history
In the 10th century, the region came under the sphere of influence of the Kingdom of Germany, starting with the 928-934 eastern campaigns of king Henry the Fowler. By 963, the Lusatians and other Sorbian tribes were subdued and placed under the jurisdiction of Saxon margrave Gero I, within the Holy Roman Empire. Upon Geros's death in 965, his jurisdiction was divided, and the territory of today's Lower Lusatia was included into the newly created Saxon Eastern March, while the region of Milceni in today's Upper Lusatia was included into the March of Meissen. During the Slavic uprising of 983, that was centered in regions further to the north, German margraves maintained their jurisdictions over Lusatians and Milceni.