Map of Osterland in the thirteenth century
Osterland (terra orientalis) is a German historical area between the Elbe and the Saale in the north of Pleißeland. The area includes Leipzig, Eilenburg, Altenburg and Landsberg. The name is from the former name of the region, Ostmark. Now the area is part of the German states of Thuringia and Saxony. History
The Osterland originally belonged to Landsberg Landgraafschap. After the childless death of Markgraaf Frederik Tuta in 1291, four weeks after the death of King Rudolf I, the heirs took the liberty to divide the land ministry. They misused the situation that there was no royal authority. Part of Landsberg Landgraafship comes to Albrecht de Ontaarde, but it sells this part to the Brandenburg market county. The rest of the market graveyard is divided between the brothers Frederik I van Meißen and Diezmann van Meißen. This area will be called Osterland later. Diezmann succeeds in rescuing Leipzig from the hands of Albrecht de Ontaarde. This city would be the center of the Osterland. The King Adolf van Nassau, chosen in 1292, did not approve of this division. In the war that followed, the king was conquered by the king and in 1296 the landgrave left the country. In 1298, a new king, Albrecht I., appointed the Bohemian king Wenceslaus II to the State Vicar (City Holder) for the Meissen, Osterland and Pleißenland market graves. In 1304 Wenceslaus was deployed by King Albrecht I as a National Commissioner. On May 31, 1307, the king was defeated by Lucka by the graves Frederik I and Diezmann. This resulted in a definitive end to the royal government in the markets and became Osterland definitively a part of the state of the house Wettin.
By the Chemnitz distribution agreement on 13 November 1382, the Osterland was divided between Willem I van Meißen and the three sons of Frederik III van Meißen
In the division of the countries in 1415, Pleißenland and parts of the Osterland came to Willem II van Meißen. Externe link
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