Conrad, Margrave of Meissen
Conrad I | |
|---|---|
| Margrave of Meissen | |
Conrad the Great, depicted in the Fürstenzug, Dresden | |
| Reign | 1123–1156 |
| Predecessor | Wiprecht |
| Successor | Otto II |
| Born | c. 1097 |
| Died | 5 February 1157 Petersberg |
| Buried | Lauterberg Abbey |
| Noble family | House of Wettin |
| Spouse(s) | Luitgard of Elchingen-Ravenstein |
| Issue | Otto II, Margrave of Meissen Theodoric I, Margrave of Lusatia Dedi III, Margrave of Lusatia Adela, Queen of Denmark Agnes II, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg |
| Father | Thimo of Wettin |
| Mother | Ida of Nordheim |
Conrad I (c. 1097 – 5 February 1157), called the Great (German: Konrad der Große), a member of the House of Wettin, was Margrave of Meissen from 1123 and Margrave of Lusatia from 1136 until his retirement in 1156. Initially a Saxon count, he became the ruler over large Imperial estates in the Eastern March and progenitor of the Saxon electors and kings.