Burchard
count of Regensburg
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Burchard was a count, likely of Regensburg, in the early Middle Ages. He lost his position due to his support for Henry II, the duke of Bavaria. His successor, Leopold I of the house of Babenberg, was appointed in 976, marking the beginning of the Babenberg period in Austria. Under Leopold I and his successor, Henry I, the eastern frontier was expanded, and new marches were established in what would become Carniola and Steiermark.1
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