Saxon Rebellion (1130s)

Name: Saxon Rebellion (1130s)
Start: 1131
End: 1140

Type Event Region Saxony Time 1131–1140

In the 1130s the Saxon duchy of the Holy Roman Empire was thrown into turmoil by disputes over royal succession and fief redistribution;…

Timeline

1131–1135Brunswick · Lower SaxonyLothair III granted the Duchy of Saxony to Henry the Proud of the Welf family; Saxon nobles of the Ascanian house, including Albert the Bear, considered the grant unjust and launched resistance and localized armed conflict in the borderlands.
1137–1140Magdeburg · Saxony-AnhaltAfter Lothair III's death Henry the Proud lost imperial support and Saxon nobles seized the chance to expand their autonomy. Conrad III, seeking Ascanian support, promised to grant Saxony to Albert the Bear, intertwining local rebellion with imperial politics.

Germany in the High Middle Ages: c.1050–1200 — Horst Fuhrmann (1986)
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