Saxon Eastern March
| Saxon Eastern March Sächsische Ostmark | |
|---|---|
| March of the Holy Roman Empire | |
| 965–1128 | |
Territories of the Saxon Eastern March (Lusatia, Meissen, Merseburg, and Zeitz) after the 983 Great Slav Rising | |
| History | |
• Established | 965 |
• Disestablished | 1128 |
The Saxon Eastern March (German: Sächsische Ostmark) was a march of the Holy Roman Empire from the 10th until the 12th century. The term "eastern march" stems from the Latin term marchia Orientalis and originally could refer to either a march created on the eastern frontier of the East Frankish duchy of Saxony or another on the eastern border of the Duchy of Bavaria: the Bavarian marchia Orientalis (documented as Ostarrîchi in 996), corresponding to later Austria.