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Holy Roman official
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history of Vogtland
- In Vogtland
…an imperial official called a Vogt. The Vogt’s castle in Plauen, the region’s main city, dates from 1250. After Hohenstaufen rule ended, Vogtland fragmented into many petty states. By 1466 the Wettin family controlled most of the region, and Vogtland’s political fortunes thereafter followed those of Saxony.
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