Burchard (died 3 August 908) was theDuke of Thuringia (and theSorbian March)[1] from shortly after 892 until his death. He replacedPoppo as duke shortly after his appointment in 892, but the reasons for Poppo's leaving office are unknown. Burchard may have been aSwabian.[2]
In 908 he led a large army in battle against theMagyars. InSaxony on 3 August, he fought apitched battle at Eisenach, was defeated, and died, along withRudolf I, Bishop of Würzburg, andCount Egino.[3][4]
After Burchard, no further dukes of theThuringii are recorded, but they remained a distinct people, eventually forming alandgraviate in theHigh Middle Ages.[5]
Burchard left two sons, Burchard and Bardo, who were expelled from Thuringia byHenry the Fowler in 913.
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