Saxon Eastern March

The Saxon Ostmark (Latin marchia orientalis) was founded in 937 by order of the East Frankish - German King Otto I in Elbslawengebiet. Previous mark was the Sorbenmark of the Franks, which existed in the 9th century. The first and only Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark was Gero, which is why it is also called Geromark. After Gero's death 965 the Saxon Ostmark was divided into five smaller brands to prevent the concentration of power.

Expansion

Gero extended its sphere through the subjugation and conquest of the tribes elbslawischen considerably, so that the East Frankish - German monarchy, after the subjugation of the Lausitz 963, in the east was a common border with the Duchy of Poland. In the south, bordering Gero margraviate to the Duchy of Bohemia, in the north to the marrow of the Bill Unger and to the west by the root area of the Saxon German feudal lords, the dukedom of Saxony and Thuringia, two important provinces of the Ostfrankenreichs.

After 965 from the partition of the " Saxon Ostmark " Nordmark, the Mark Lausitz, the Mark Meissen, Merseburg, the Mark and the Mark Zeitz forth.

By the Great Slav revolt against German rule, 983, the Mark of the Bill Unger and Nordmark went under.

• Historical Territory (Saxony )