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in 937. There has been some confusion over whether or not the Nordgau was separated from Bavaria at this date or only as late as 976, when the East Franconian count
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imperial territory upon Diepold's death and the town of Eger itself was inherited by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1167. It attained the
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noble family, who eventually received the margravial title by royal grant about 1073, passing it down as "Margrave of
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in 1002, however, the new king (Henry II) responded with ingratitude. Count Henry soon after joined a revolt (the
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Throughout the 11th and 12th centuries, the Nordgau functioned as a pathway for invading armies from Bohemia and
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controlled large parts of the Nordgau from the mid-13th century onwards. In 1322, the Wittelsbach emperor
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Franks, Moravians, and Magyars: The Struggle for the Middle Danube, 788–907
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permanently. For this reason, the incorporated Nordgau has been called the
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The Nordgau was again separated from Bavaria following the death of the
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appeared as Margrave of the Nordgau in 994. He backed the
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on occasion, although this term also designates the later
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It comprised the region north of the 14: 916: 882: 309:) was a medieval administrative unit ( 560:and for the countering armies of the 338:and, especially after 1061, into the 690: 376:tribes in ancient times; after the 24: 572:had an Imperial castle erected at 25: 950: 650:gave the Egerland in pawn to the 580:. It became the residence of the 537:of 1003) in association with the 934:Marches of the Holy Roman Empire 694: 576:to encounter the forces of Duke 250: 236: 222: 564:. In the mid-11th century, the 510:Likewise, Berthold's son Count 849: 828: 13: 1: 821: 760: 748: 741: 599:and founder of the abbeys in 539:German–Polish War (1002–1018) 420: 404: 389: 368:had been settled by Germanic 163: 78: 56: 686: 465:pagum, qui dicitur Northgowe 97: Other parts of Bavaria 77:within the Duchy of Bavaria 7: 939:Medieval history of Germany 883:Bowlus, Charles R. (1995). 817:(d. 1146), served 1093–1146 802:(d. 1057), served 1024–1031 796:(970–1017), served 994–1004 454:. By an 806 deed issued at 334:stretching up to the river 232:Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg 10: 955: 876: 737:(d. 865), served until 861 353: 349: 284:Margraviate of the Nordgau 33:Margraviate of the Nordgau 906:Feudal Germany, Volume II 790:(d. 980), served from 976 778:(d. 906), served from 903 541:against the Polish ruler 315:) on the frontier of the 266: 197: 193: 189: 185: 172: 157: 153: 143: 139: 127: 123: 112: 66: 55: 44: 32: 902:Thompson, James Westfall 784:(d. 937), served 907–937 772:(d. 907), served 895–903 588:" to their descendants. 788:Berthold of Schweinfurt 619:duke and later emperor 489:Berthold of Schweinfurt 815:Diepold III of Vohburg 759:(d. aft. 895), served 680: 630:was incorporated as a 578:Bretislav I of Bohemia 472:submitted the deed to 464: 452:Margraviate of Moravia 436:Tassilo III of Bavaria 305: 297:Markgrafschaft Nordgau 296: 37:Markgrafschaft Nordgau 36: 809:Diepold II of Vohburg 642:, while the Bavarian 413:Diocese of Regensburg 409:Emmeram of Regensburg 898:. 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Index

March of the Nordgau
Gau
Duchy of Bavaria

German Kingdom
Munich
Margraviate
Medieval Europe
Treaty of Pavia
Egerland

Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg

Electoral Palatinate
Czech Republic
Germany
‹See Tfd›
German
Gau
German
Duchy of Bavaria
Danube
Regensburg
Upper Palatinate
Main
Egerland
Bohemia
History of Bavaria
Franconia proper
Bohemian Forest

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