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Thuringia is a historical and political region of Central
Germany .
Kings of Thuringia
Conquered by the
Franks .
Frankish dukes of Thuringia
Merovingian dukes
Carolingian dukes
Ruled by the Margraves of Meissen
1000–1002
Eckard I , Margrave of
Meissen since 985, assassinated
1002–1003
William II , Count of
Weimar
1046–1062
William IV , grandson, Margrave of Meissen
1062–1067
Otto , brother, Margrave of Meissen
1067–1090
Egbert II , son-in-law, Count of
Brunswick from the
Brunonen dynasty, killed in 1090, line extinct
Landgraves of Thuringia
Winzenburger
Coat of arms of Landgrave Albert, 1265
The Ludovingian coat of arms, shown as the coat of arms of the landgraves of both Hesse and Thüringen in the
Ingeram Codex of 1459.
References
^ Weddige, Hilkert (1989). Heldensage und Stammessage: Iring und der Untergang des Thüringerreiches in Historiographie und heroischer Dichtung . Max Niemeyer. p. 10.
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b Duruy, Victor (1918).
A Short History of France . J. M. Dent. p. 86.
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Oman, Charles. The Dark Ages, 476-918 , Rivingtons, 1908, p. 114 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain .
^ Reuter, Timothy. Germany in the Early Middle Ages 800–1056 . New York: Longman, 1991, 55