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Meissen

Also known as Meißen

Meissen is a town on the Elbe in Saxony, Germany, north-west of Dresden. It grew around a castle founded by King Henry the Fowler in 929 among the Slavic Sorbs, became the seat of a bishopric in 968 and of the margraves of Meissen, from whose Wettin line the Electorate of Saxony developed. Since 1710 it has been home to the first European factory of hard-paste porcelain.

Meissen
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Duchy of SaxonyDeclineElectorate of SaxonyFoundation, Socioeconomy, Impact, Summary

Mentioned in 10 state histories

SorbsMargraviate of Lower LusatiaMargraviate of MeissenPrince-Bishopric of MeissenArchbishopric of MagdeburgPrince-Bishopric of NaumburgLandgraviate of ThuringiaLordship of PlauenDuchy of Saxe-WittenbergElectorate of Saxony

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Meissen. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/meissen
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