The original viscounts acted as "missi dominici" of the margraves of Septimania. The nobility consisted of independent aristocratic rulers&colon; secular prince-electors, kings, dukes, margraves, counts and others. Babenberg was a noble dynasty of Austrian margraves and dukes. The subsequent Zorzi margraves were matrilineal descendants of the last Pallavicini marquise, Guglielma. As a result, the margraves of Tuscany re-acquired Florence and its townlands. The Meissen margraves of the Wettin dynasty retained the landgravial title. It then remained the residence of the margraves of Baden-Baden until 1771. The Wettin margraves sold the town to Brandenburg in 1304. He was succeeded by his son and later by two margraves of Brandenburg. He had family connections to the Margraves of Canossa. This lion was originally a sign of the Moravian margraves. It is known for medieval Pazin Castle, the former residence of the Istrian margraves. The Stiftskirche was rebuilt in 1753 and houses the tombs of several of the margraves. The Babenberg Margraves controlled very little of modern Austria. His father had successfully acquired the title King for the Margraves of Brandenburg.