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The March of Zeitz (German: Mark Zeitz) was a frontier county of the Holy Roman Empire, created through the division of the marca Geronis in 964, when the Emperor Otto I, on the death of Gero the Great. Its capital was Zeitz. Its first and only margrave was Wigger. In 982, Zeitz was reunited with the marches of Meissen and Merseburg under Ricdag, who thus temporarily reunited all of the southern marca Geronis save the Saxon Ostmark. In 983, Zeitz was overrun by the Sorbs and the marcher territory fell into the hands of the Slavs. Nevertheless, the march of Zeitz, along with the later March of Lusatia, was a recurring division of the Meissen march during the reign of the Emperor Henry II.

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Thompson, James Westfall. Feudal Germany, Volume II. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1928.
Bernhardt, John W. Itinerant Kingship and Royal Monasteries in Early Medieval Germany, c. 936–1075. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.

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 [[Image:HRR 10Jh.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Ottonian Empire, with the March of Zeitz (hatched), in the tenth century.]]
-The '''March of Zeitz''' ({{lang-de|Mark Zeitz}}) was a [[Marches|frontier county]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], created through the division of the ''[[marca Geronis]]'' in 965, when the [[Emperor Otto I]], on the death of [[Gero the Great]]. Its capital was [[Zeitz]]. Its first and only margrave was [[Wigger I|Wigger]]. In 982, Zeitz was reunited with the [[March of Meissen|marches of Meissen]] and [[March of Merseburg|Merseburg]] under [[Ricdag]], who thus temporarily reunited all of the southern ''marca Geronis'' save the [[Saxon Ostmark]]. In 983, Zeitz was overrun by the [[Sorbs]] and the marcher territory fell into the hands of the Slavs. Nevertheless, the march of Zeitz, along with the later [[March of Lusatia]], was a recurring division of the Meissen march during the reign of the [[Emperor Henry II]].
+The '''March of Zeitz''' ({{lang-de|Mark Zeitz}}) was a [[Marches|frontier county]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], created through the division of the ''[[marca Geronis]]'' in 964, when the [[Emperor Otto I]], on the death of [[Gero the Great]]. Its capital was [[Zeitz]]. Its first and only margrave was [[Wigger I|Wigger]]. In 982, Zeitz was reunited with the [[March of Meissen|marches of Meissen]] and [[March of Merseburg|Merseburg]] under [[Ricdag]], who thus temporarily reunited all of the southern ''marca Geronis'' save the [[Saxon Ostmark]]. In 983, Zeitz was overrun by the [[Sorbs]] and the marcher territory fell into the hands of the Slavs. Nevertheless, the march of Zeitz, along with the later [[March of Lusatia]], was a recurring division of the Meissen march during the reign of the [[Emperor Henry II]].
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