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May 30, 2024 · Albert inherited the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1157 from its last Wendish ruler, Pribislav, and he became the first Ascanian margrave. Albert, and his descendants of the House of Ascania, then made considerable progress in Christianizing and Germanizing the lands.
May 19, 2024 · Margrave Friedrich II was born on November 30, 1310 in Gotha. His parents were Margrave Friedrich I of Meissen and Elisabeth von Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk. In 1323, under the guardianship of his mother, he succeeded his father in the Margraviate of Meissen and Thuringia.
May 29, 2024 · In 1270 Dresden became the capital of Margrave Henry the Illustrious, and after his death it belonged to the king of Bohemia and the margrave of Brandenburg until it was restored about 1319 to the margraves of Meissen, who chartered it in 1403.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 18, 2024 · The Margrave of Brandenburg became the nucleus of the House of Hohenzollern’s later Kingdom of Prussia and the springboard to their eventual accession as German Emperors in 1871. The Margraves of Meissen eventually became Kings of Saxony.
2 days ago · Charles I (early 1226/1227 – 7 January 1285), commonly called Charles of Anjou or Charles d'Anjou, was a member of the royal Capetian dynasty and the founder of the second House of Anjou.
4 days ago · 2017 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of films released, and notable deaths.
6 days ago · Prince Berthold von Baden and Nina Schröder celebrated their religious wedding on 28 August 2021. Like his sister Princess Aglaë two years ago, Prince Berthold and his bride opted to get married at Amorbach Abbey (Abteikirche), Germany.
