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Brehna

Overview.

By the 12th century, the County of Brehna had passed to the House of Wettin.

In 1290, after the death of Count Otto IV of Brehna, who left no heirs, the King of the Romans granted the County of Brehna to the Dukes of Saxony-Wittenberg..

Bibliography.

1. Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae regiae (Leipzig : Giesicke, 1870-).

2. Heinemann, Otto von. Codex diplomaticus Anhaltinus (Dessau : A. Desbarats, 1867-1883).

3. Schöttgen, Christian; Kreysig, Georges Christoph; Buder, Christian Gottlieb. Diplomataria et Scriptores Historiae Germanicae Medii aevi (Altenburg : Richter 1753-).

Geographical names.

Angaria -> Engern.

Brehna (in Sandersdorf-Brehna, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany).

Saxony / Saxe -> Sachsen.

Westphalia ->Westfalen (in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany).

--- the 12th century-1290

@ Samples:

(July 1208) [1: Haupttheil I; Band III (1898); p.94; Doc.# 118]

< Frederick II (+1221), Count of Brehna >

Ego Fridericus dei gratia comes de Brenin

(Nov 1214) [1: Haupttheil I; Band III (1898); p.147; Doc.# 196]

Fridericus dei gratia comes in Brenen

(June 1224) [1: Haupttheil I; Band III (1898); p.232; Doc.# 326]

< Otto II (+1234) and Theodoric (+1267), Counts of Brehna >

Otto dei gracia et Theodericus frater eius comites de Brenen

(Nov 1262) [2: Theil II (1875); p.204; Doc.# 276]

Theodericus' Dei gratia comes de Bren

(Mar 1278) [1: Haupttheil II; Band I (1864); p.188; Doc.# 245]

< Albert (+1282), Count of Brehna 1274 >

Albertus dei gratia comes in Bren

--- 1290-1423 see Saxony (I)

@ Samples:

(Jan 1292) [2: Theil II (1875); p.505; Doc.# 716]

< Albert II (+1298), Duke of Saxony (then Saxony-Wittenberg) 1260 >

Albertus Dei gratia Saxonie, Angarie et Westfalie dux,

comes in Brenen,

burgravius in Magdeburg

(July 1307) [2: Theil III (1877); p.99]

< Rudolph I (+1356), Duke of Saxony-Wittenberg 1297 >

nos Rudolfus Dei gratia Saxonie, Westfalie, Angarie dux et

comes in Brenen

borchgraviusque in Magdeburg

(July 1332) [1: Haupttheil II; Band I (1864); p.334; Doc.# 406]

Nos Rudolfus dei gratia dux Saxoniae, Angariae, Westphaliae,

comes in Bren,

burchgrauius in Magdeburch,

sacrique imperii archimarschalcus

(May 1357) [2: Theil IV (1879); p.114]

< Rudolf II (+1370), Duke of Saxony-Wittenberg 1356 >

Wir Rudolff van Gots gnaden in Sachsen, czu Westfalen, czu Angern hertzoge,

grafe czu Bren unde

des heiligen Romischen richs ubrister marschalk

(Apr 1376) [2: Theil IV (1879); p.334]

Wy Wentslaw des heiligen rykes erzmarschalk unde

wy Albrecht vedderen van Godes gnaden thu Angheren, tu Westfalen, thu Sasszen und thu Lunenborch hertogen,

palantzgraven thu Sassen unde

graven tho Brene

(Oct 1398) [3: tomus III (1760); p.463; Doc.# CLVIII]

Wir Rudeloff von gots genaden zu Engern, Westfalenn, zu Sachsszenn vnd Luneburgk Hertzog,

pfaltzgraue zu Sachsszen,

Graffe zu Brene,

Burgkgraff zu Mayddeburgk,

des heiligen Romischen reichs erczmarschalgk

(Feb 1422) [3: tomus III (1760); p.485; Doc.# CCVII]

< Albert IV (+1422), Duke of Saxony-Wittenberg 1419 >

Wir Albrecht von Gots Gnaden zcu Sachssen vnd Luneburg Herctzog,

Pfaltz-Grav zcu Sachssen,

Grav zcu Brene,

Burg-Grav zcu Magdeburgk,

des Heil. Römischen. Reichs Ercz-Marschalgk vnd Churfurst