Editing Meissen (section)

==History==
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{{flagicon image|K.S.Wappenbanner Meißner Löwe.svg}} [[Margraviate of Meissen]] 1002–1423<br />
{{flag|Electorate of Saxony}} 1423–1806<br />
{{flag|Kingdom of Saxony}} 1806–1871<br />
{{flag|German Empire}} 1871–1918<br />
{{flag|Weimar Republic}} 1918–1933<br />
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{{flag|Allied-occupied Germany}} 1945–1949<br />
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It grew out of the early [[Polabian Slavs|West Slavic]] settlement of ''Miśni'' inhabited by [[Glomatians]] and was founded as a [[German town law|German town]] by King [[Henry the Fowler]] in 929.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Bachrach |first=David |date=1 August 2013 |title=Henry I of Germany's 929 military campaign in archaeological perspective |journal=Early Medieval Europe |location=Oxford |publisher=Wiley Blackwell |volume=21 |issue=3 |pages=327 |doi=10.1111/emed.12020 |s2cid=161201353}}</ref> In 968, the [[Diocese of Meissen]] was founded, and Meissen became the [[episcopal see]] of a [[bishop]]. The Catholic bishopric was suppressed in 1581 after the diocese accepted the [[Protestant Reformation]] (1559), but re-created in 1921 with its seat first at [[Bautzen]] and now at the [[Katholische Hofkirche]] in Dresden.

In 965, the [[Margraviate of Meissen]], a [[frontier march]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], was founded, with Meissen as its capital. A [[market town]] by 1000, Meissen passed to the [[Civitas Schinesghe|Duchy of Poland]] in 1002 under [[Boleslaw I the Brave]], afterwards into hands of [[Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry II]] a few months later and to the [[House of Wettin]] in 1089. In 1015, Meissen was besieged by the Poles led by future King [[Mieszko II Lambert|Mieszko II]].

In 1241, the town was attacked in the [[Mongol raid on Meissen]]. The small Mongol force under [[Orda Khan]] defeated Meissens's defenders and much of the town was destroyed. The Mongols withdrew from Germany after the death of [[Ögedei Khan]], sparing the region from further destruction.

The town was at the forefront of the [[Ostsiedlung]], or intensive German settlement of the rural Slavic lands east of the Elbe, and its reception of [[German town law|town rights]] dates to 1332.

The construction of [[Meissen Cathedral]] was begun in 1260 on the same hill as the [[Albrechtsburg]] castle. The resulting lack of space led to the cathedral being one of the smallest [[cathedral]]s in [[Europe]]. The church is also known as being one of the purest examples of Gothic architecture.

In 1423, Meissen became capital of the [[Electorate of Saxony]]. In 1464, the capital was moved to [[Dresden]].

In 1759, the Austrians defeated the Prussians at the [[Battle of Meissen]].

During [[World War II]], a subcamp of [[Flossenbürg concentration camp]] was located in Meissen.<ref>Christine O'Keefe. ''Concentration Camps''. [http://www.tartanplace.com/tartanhistory/concentrationcamps.html tartanplace.com]</ref>

Meissen served as an important place of religious dialogue in 1988 when the agreement on mutual recognition between the German Evangelical Church (both East and West German) and the [[Church of England]] was signed in the town.