Leipzig, first documented in 1015 in the…

1165 CE

Leipzig, first documented in 1015 in the chronicles of Bishop Thietmar of Merseburg, is endowed with city and market privileges in 1165 by Otto the Rich, Margrave of Meissen.

A fair held at Leipzig is first mentioned in this year.

The Leipzig Trade Fair will serve as a major fair for trade across Central Europe for nearly a millennium.

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Leipzig Sachsen Germany View →

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Otto II, Margrave of Meissen View →

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Saxony, Duchy of View → Holy Roman Empire View → Meissen, March of View →

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Ostsiedlung (German: Settlement in the East), a.k.a. German eastward expansion View → Renaissance of the Twelfth Century View →

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Commerce View → Government View → Custom and Law View → Movements View →

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