Burchard, Duke of Thuringia

Burchard was the Duke of Thuringia from shortly after 892 until his death. He replaced Poppo, [Duke of Thuringia|Poppo] as duke shortly after his appointment in 892, but the reasons for Poppo's leaving office are unknown. Burchard may have been a Swabian.
In 908 he led a large army in battle against the Magyars. In Saxony on 3 August, he fought a pitched battle at Eisenach, was defeated, and died, along with Rudolf I, [Bishop of Würzburg], and Count Egino.
After Burchard, no further dukes of the Thuringii are recorded, but they remained a distinct people, eventually forming a landgraviate in the High [Middle Ages].
Burchard left two sons, Burchard and Bardo, who were expelled from Thuringia by Henry the Fowler in 913.