Hungarian March

The Hungarian Mark ( Mark Hungary, also Neumark ) was a short-lived historical area in the Middle Ages on the territory of modern Austrian state of Lower Austria. It stretched between the mountains Leiser, the March and Leitha. Together with the Bohemian Mark it formed the outermost boundary of the Holy Roman Empire to the east against the Hungarians.

Existence

The Hungarian market was founded in 1043, after King Henry III. the Hungarians had pushed back in several campaigns. The Hungarian and Czech Mark of the Margraviate of Austria were in front, which was settled more and more over the decades to protect this as well. On the Princes to Ingelheim in 1043 Luitpold of the House of Babenberg, but the elder son of Margrave Adalbert the Victorious, was appointed Margrave of Hungary Mark died a few days later. As capital of the Hungarian market was formed to 1045 the place Stillfriedplatz at the March out, which should have been founded by Margrave Luitpold. In 1045, King Henry III. the Margraviate of the Spannheimer Siegfried I, who only held a short time. The Margraviate did not remain in the house of Spannheimer, but fell to the Babenberg Ernst the brave, Luitpolds younger brother, who united the Hungary and the Czech Mark Mark with his Margraviate of Austria.

Regents

• Luitpold († 1043 )
• Siegfried of Spanheim (1045-1046)
• Seriousness of the Brave, Margrave of Austria