Duchy of Thuringia - Wikipedia
WEBThe Duchy of Thuringia was an eastern frontier march of the Merovingian kingdom of Austrasia, [1] established about 631 by King Dagobert I after his troops had been defeated by the forces of the Slavic confederation of Samo at the Battle of Wogastisburg.
Thuringia - Wikipedia
WEBHistory. Named after the Thuringii Germanic tribe who occupied it around AD 300, Thuringia came under Frankish domination in the 6th century. Thuringia became a landgraviate in 1130 AD.
Thuringii - Wikipedia
WEBThe Thuringii, or Thuringians were a Germanic people [1] who lived in the kingdom of the Thuringians that appeared during the late Migration Period south of the Harz Mountains of central Germania, a region still known today as Thuringia.
Thuringia - Medieval, Reformation, Unification | Britannica
WEBSep 28, 2024 · Thuringia - Medieval, Reformation, Unification: The Germanic Thuringians appeared after about ad 350 and were conquered by the Huns in the second quarter of the 5th century, but by 500 they had established a large kingdom stretching from the Harz mountains to the Danube.
The Mysterious Kingdom of Thuringia: A Hun-German State in ... - YouTube
WEBOne of those mysterious kingdoms, which arose in central Europe in the late fifth century, was the Kingdom of Thuringia. In the aftermath of Rome’s fall, various kingdoms and polities cropped up...
Kingdoms of Germany - Thuringia - The History Files
WEBThe Thuringians are thought to have been mainly of Anglian stock from what is now lower Denmark. Their kingdom was formed during the collapse of the Roman empire, when Angles migrated southwards from Angeln and settled …
Thuringia | German State, History & Culture | Britannica
WEB6 days ago · Thuringia, historic region and Land (state) of east-central Germany. Thuringia is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony to the northwest, Saxony-Anhalt to the northeast, Saxony to the southeast, Bavaria to the south, and Hessen to the west. The capital is Erfurt. Area 6,244 square miles.
Thuringia: History - Infoplease
WEBHistory. The ancient Thuringians, a Germanic tribe occupying central Germany between the Elbe and the Danube, were conquered by the Franks during the 6th cent. a.d. and were converted (8th cent.) to Christianity by St. Boniface.
Discover Thuringia 35 years after the fall of the Wall. - Germany
WEBThuringia is the green heart of Germany and the birthplace of German classicism. Experience the heyday of Jewish medieval culture in Erfurt and centuries of German cultural and intellectual history at Wartburg Castle in Eisenach. Baroque splendour in Altenburg, classicism and Bauhaus in Weimar – it's nice to find pockets of peace and quiet ...
Saxon duchies | History, Geography & Culture | Britannica
WEBThe Saxe-Coburg-Gotha branch in the 19th and 20th centuries became one of the most prominently connected of the European dynasties: one of its members became the first king of Belgium in 1831 as Leopold I.