This planted the seeds of a rivalry with Leipzig, which belonged at the time to the Margravate of Meissen. As an apparent attempt to express the city's independence, Archbishop Albert von Magdeburg commissioned a castle and city wall in 1220.
The initial encounter set the stage for a sense of rivalry with Leipzig, which was part of the Margravate of Meissen at the time. As a way to assert the city's autonomy, Archbishop Albert von Magdeburg initiated the construction of a castle and city wall in 1220.