Ludowingians

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The Ludowingians were a medieval German noble dynasty that rose to prominence as landgraves of Thuringia and played a key role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire.

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instanceOf medieval German noble dynasty
associatedWith Eisenach
Wartburg Castle
coatOfArms lion of Thuringia
conflictWith Duchy of Saxony
local Thuringian nobility
country Holy Roman Empire
culturalInfluence development of Thuringian court culture
dynasticMarriageWith House of Andechs
House of Wettin
ethnicGroup German
governanceForm feudal lordship
heldOffice imperial princes with Reichsstand status
heldTerritory Landgraviate of Thuringia
parts of Hesse
historicalRelevance important for formation of Thuringia as a political entity
language Middle High German
nobleRank landgrave
notableEvent extinction of the male line in the 13th century
rise as landgraves of Thuringia
notableMember Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia
Hermann II, Count of Winzenburg
Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia
Louis II, Landgrave of Thuringia
Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia
Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia
originRegion Franconia
patronOf Minnesang poets
Wartburg courtly culture
playedRoleIn politics of the Holy Roman Empire
politicalAllegiance loyal to the German king and emperor
politicalInfluence significant in central Germany
politicalStatus imperial princes of the Holy Roman Empire
region Thuringia
religion Roman Catholicism
socialClass high nobility
successionBy House of Wettin in Thuringia
timePeriod High Middle Ages
titleHeld Landgrave of Thuringia

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Ludwig der Springer nobleFamily Ludowingians