The castle on the Mulde from which Henry of Eilenburg, the first Wettin margrave of Meissen (1089), took his name; seat of the county held by Dedo from 1185 and by Conrad II from 1190.
Below the castle lies a market settlement on the road from Leipzig to Torgau and the east. Not yet a chartered town.
Who holds it
- Name
- Margrave Conrad II, count of Eilenburg
- Title
- Lord of the place
- Since
- 1190
- Confidence
- high
Lord in 1200
Margrave Conrad II, count of Eilenburg
How things stand that morning
Conrad II's.
Charter
None yet.
Communities
German and Sorb; the castle's ministerial family (Ileburg).
Walls and castle
Castle on the hill above the Mulde.
Trade and crafts
Road to Torgau and Lusatia.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: FMG titles.
Primary sources for Lusatia
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Annals of Pegau; Annals of Magdeburg (12th and 13th centuries; Pegau continued to 1227). The annals of the Wettin lands and of Magdeburg. Read online
- Chronicle of the Lauterberg (Petersberg near Halle), Konrad of Lauterberg (about 1225). The house chronicle of the Wettin foundation on the Lauterberg, sharp-tongued and well informed on Saxony, Meissen and Magdeburg. Read online
- Deeds of the archbishops of Magdeburg (main text to 1142, continued in the 13th and 14th centuries). The Magdeburg house history, with a continuation covering Archbishop Ludolf of Kroppenstedt (1192 to 1205), a firm supporter of Philip who hosted the king's Christmas court at Magdeburg on 25 December 1199. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.