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The ___MASK55___ ___MASK19___ ___MASK5___ is a landlocked federal state ___MASK19___ Germany , bordering the federal states ___MASK19___ Brandenburg , ___MASK5___ Anhalt , Thuringia , and ___MASK98___ , as well as the countries ___MASK19___ Poland ( Lower Silesian and Lubusz Voivodeships ) and the Czech Republic ( Karlovy Vary , Liberec and Ústí nad Labem Regions ). Its capital is ___MASK63___ , and its largest city is Leipzig . The ___MASK55___ ___MASK19___ Thuringia is a federal state in central Germany . It has an area ___MASK19___ and 2 . 29 million inhabitants , making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population ___MASK19___ Germany ' s sixteen states . Most ___MASK19___ Thuringia is within the watershed ___MASK19___ the Saale , a left tributary ___MASK19___ the Elbe . The capital is . ___MASK33___ ( in German orthography : " Meißen ") is a town ___MASK19___ approximately 30 , 000 about northwest ___MASK19___ ___MASK63___ on both banks ___MASK19___ the Elbe river in the Free State ___MASK19___ Saxony , in eastern Germany . ___MASK33___ is the home ___MASK19___ ___MASK33___ porcelain , the Albrechtsburg castle , the Gothic ___MASK33___ Cathedral and the ___MASK33___ Frauenkirche . The " Große Kreisstadt " is the capital ___MASK19___ the ___MASK33___ district . The Holy ___MASK54___ Empire was a multi - ethnic complex ___MASK19___ territories in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 . The largest territory ___MASK19___ the empire after 962 was the Kingdom ___MASK19___ Germany , though it also came to include the Kingdom ___MASK19___ Bohemia , the Kingdom ___MASK19___ Burgundy , the Kingdom ___MASK19___ Italy , and numerous other territories . The prince - electors ( or simply electors ) ___MASK19___ the Holy Roman Empire ((), pl . " Kurfürsten ", ) were the members ___MASK19___ the electoral college ___MASK19___ the Holy Roman Empire . The ___MASK76___ Eastern March was a march ___MASK19___ the Holy Roman Empire from the 10th until the 12th century . The term " eastern march " or " ostmark " comes from the Latin term " marchia Orientalis " and originally could refer to either a march created on the eastern frontier ___MASK19___ the Duchy ___MASK19___ ___MASK5___ or another on the eastern border ___MASK19___ the Duchy ___MASK19___ ___MASK98___ : the Bavarian Eastern March , corresponding to later Austria . The House ___MASK19___ Wettin is a dynasty ___MASK19___ German counts , dukes , prince - electors and kings that once ruled territories in the present - day German states ___MASK19___ ___MASK5___ and Thuringia . The dynasty is one ___MASK19___ the oldest in Europe , and its origins can be traced back to the town ___MASK19___ Wettin , ___MASK5___ - Anhalt . The Wettins gradually rose to power within the Holy Roman Empire . Members ___MASK19___ the family became the rulers ___MASK19___ several medieval states , starting with the Saxon Eastern March in 1030 . Other states they gained were Meissen in 1089 , Thuringia in 1263 , and ___MASK5___ in 1423 . A duke ( ___MASK56___ ) ( British English : or American English : ) or duchess ( female ) can either be a monarch ruling over a duchy or a member ___MASK19___ the nobility , historically ___MASK19___ highest rank below the monarch . The title comes from French " duc ", itself from the Latin " dux ", ' leader ', a term used in republican Rome to refer to a military commander without an official rank ( particularly one ___MASK19___ Germanic or Celtic origin ), and later coming to mean the leading military commander ___MASK19___ a province . ___MASK43___ is a small town and a former municipality in the Saalekreis district ___MASK19___ ___MASK5___ - Anhalt , Germany , situated on the River Saale north ___MASK19___ Halle . Since 1 January 2011 , it is part ___MASK19___ the town Löbejün - ___MASK43___ . It is known for ___MASK43___ Castle , the ancestral seat ___MASK19___ the House ___MASK19___ ___MASK43___ , ruling dynasty ___MASK19___ ___MASK5___ and Poland . ___MASK43___ sights include the Tower ___MASK19___ Bismarck , the town hall , and the castle ( used as the Burggymnasium ). Frederick I , the Belligerent or the Warlike ( ___MASK39___ : Friedrich der Streitbare ; 11 April 1370 -- 4 January 1428 ) , a member ___MASK19___ the House ___MASK19___ Wettin , ruled as Margrave ___MASK19___ Meissen from 1407 and Elector ___MASK19___ ___MASK5___ ( as Frederick I ) from 1423 until his death . He is not to be confused with his cousin Landgrave Frederick IV ___MASK19___ Thuringia , the son ___MASK19___ Landgrave Balthasar . Count ( ___MASK56___ ) or countess ( female ) is a title in European countries for a noble ___MASK19___ varying status , but historically deemed to convey an approximate rank intermediate between the highest and lowest titles ___MASK19___ nobility . The word " count " came into English from the French " comte ", itself from Latin " comes " in its accusative " comitem " meaning  companion , and later  companion ___MASK19___ the emperor , delegate ___MASK19___ the emperor . The adjective form ___MASK19___ the word is "". The British and Irish equivalent is an earl ( whose wife is a " countess ", for lack ___MASK19___ an English term ). Alternative names for the " count " rank in the nobility structure are used in other countries , such as " Graf " in Germany and " Hakushaku " during the Japanese Imperial era .