March of Lusatia

Margraviate of Lusatia Markgrafschaft Lausitz
965–1367
Coat of arms
March of Lusatia around 1000
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire, Crown land of the Saxon Eastern March (965–1303) Crown land of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1303-1367) Crown land of the Bohemian Crown (1367–1635)
Capital	Lübben
Government	Margraviate
Margraves
• 965–993	Odo I (first)
• 1365–1367	Otto of Wittelsbach (last)
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Partitioned from Marca Geronis	965
• Conquered by Poland	1002–1031
• Appointment of Dietrich II of Wettin	1032
• Death of Henry IV	1288
• Sold to Brandenburg	1303
• To Bohemia	1367
• To Saxon electorate	1635
Preceded by Succeeded by Marca Geronis Lower Lusatia Upper Lusatia

The March or Margraviate of Lusatia (German: Mark(grafschaft) Lausitz) was an eastern border march of the Holy Roman Empire in the lands settled by Polabian Slavs. It arose in 965 in the course of the partition of the vast Marca Geronis. Ruled by several Saxon margravial dynasties, among them the House of Wettin, the lordship was contested by the Polish kings as well as by the Ascanian margraves of Brandenburg. The remaining territory was finally incorporated into the Lands of the Bohemian Crown in 1367.