{"slug": "merseburg", "label": "Merseburg", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merseburg", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14945", "qid": "Q14945", "description": "town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany", "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [933, 1080], "span_label": ["933 CE", "1080 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "greater-poland", "label": "Greater Poland", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "bolesaw-i-the-brave", "label": "Bolesław I the Brave", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "germany", "label": "Germany", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "henry-ii-holy-roman-emperor", "label": "Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "margravate-of-meissen", "label": "Margravate of Meissen", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "homage-feudal", "label": "Homage (feudal)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "december", "label": "December", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "duchy-of-bavaria", "label": "Duchy of Bavaria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-hungary", "label": "Kingdom of Hungary", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "henry-iv-holy-roman-emperor", "label": "Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "duchy-of-carinthia", "label": "Duchy of Carinthia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "henry-iii-holy-roman-emperor", "label": "Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 933, "year_label": "933 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 15", "text": "March 15 – Battle of Merseburg: King Henry I (\"the Fowler\") defeats the Magyars near Merseburg after his refusal to pay the annual tribute. During Henry's lifetime they never raid the East Frankish Kingdom again.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364917339#Europe", "title": "933", "revid": 1364917339, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 937, "year_label": "937 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Winter – Gero succeeds his brother Siegfried after his death. King Otto I appoints him as count and margrave of a vast border region around Merseburg that abuts the Wends on the River Saale (Lower Saxony).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367668437#Europe", "title": "937", "revid": 1367668437, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 963, "year_label": "963 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Gero I, margrave of Merseburg, campaigns against the Slavs. He forces Prince Mieszko I of the Polans in Poland to pay tribute to Emperor Otto I ( the Great). He expands his territory, the Marca Geronis (March of Gero), to the mouth of the Oder River.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365272224#Europe", "title": "963", "revid": 1365272224, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1004, "year_label": "1004 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "German–Polish War: Duke Bolesław I of Poland loses Bohemia. With German support, Jaromír occupies Prague and proclaims himself the new duke. At Merseburg, he promises to hold Bohemia as a vassal of Henry II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369529611#Europe", "title": "1004", "revid": 1369529611, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1013, "year_label": "1013 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "King Henry II of Germany signs a peace treaty at Merseburg with Duke Bolesław I the Brave) of Poland. As part of the treaty, Bolesław pays homage and recognizes Henry as his overlord in exchange for receiving the March of Lusatia (including the town of Bautzen) and the March of Meissen as fiefs. To seal their peace, Bolesław's son Mieszko II marries Richeza of Lotharingia (granddaughter of the late Emperor Otto II).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342212600#Europe", "title": "1013", "revid": 1342212600, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1033, "year_label": "1033 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Treaty of Merseburg: Conrad II attends a Hoftag at Merseburg and signs an agreement with King Mieszko II. He divides Poland in three parts with Mieszko designated as supreme ruler, in exchange for Conrad's support.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369558009#Europe", "title": "1033", "revid": 1369558009, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1053, "year_label": "1053 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "December", "text": "December – Conrad I, duke of Bavaria, is summoned to a Christmas court at Merseburg, and deposed by Emperor Henry III. He flees to King Andrew I in Hungary, and joins a coalition with the rebellious Welf III, duke of Carinthia. Henry's 4-year-old son Henry becomes the new duke of Bavaria.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350130055#Europe", "title": "1053", "revid": 1350130055, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1080, "year_label": "1080 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 14", "text": "October 14 – Battle on the Elster: Rudolf of Rheinfelden defeats the imperial forces led by Henry IV at the Elster River. Rudolf dies the following day at Merseburg of wounds received.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363303187#Europe", "title": "1080", "revid": 1363303187, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}]}