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The Margraviate of Brandenburg (German: Markgrafschaft Brandenburg) was a major principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806 that played a pivotal role in the history of Germany and Central Europe. Brandenburg developed out of the Northern March founded in the territory of the Slavic Wends. It derived one of its names from this ...
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Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (3rd creation) (1515–1557) Margraviate of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1535–1571) Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (changed seat from Kulmbach to Bayreuth) (1603–1769) Electorate of Brandenburg, Duchy of Prussia and Margraviate of Brandenburg-Brandenburg (1618–1701) Margraviate of Brandenburg-Schwedt ...
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Otto III, nicknamed the pious (1215 – 9 October 1267 in Brandenburg an der Havel) was Margrave of Brandenburg jointly with his elder brother John I until John died in 1266. Otto III then ruled alone, until his death, the following year. The reign of these two Ascanian margraves was characterized by an expansion of the margraviate, which ...
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Mar 6, 2024 · Margraviate of Brandenburg: Sophie of Winzenburg 1124 thirteen children: First Margrave who founded a dynasty in Brandenburg. Ruler of the Northern March from 1134. 1128: 1170–1184: 8 July 1184: Margraviate of Brandenburg: Judith of Poland 1148 two children Ada of Holland 1175 one child: Ruled together with his father since 1144. c.1150: 1184 ...
After Germany’s reunification in 1990, the western part became a German state. Brandenburg city, or Brandenburg an der Havel (pop., 2002 est.: 76,400), was formerly the residence of Prussia’s reigning family. Germany Summary. Germany, country of north-central Europe, traversing the continent’s main physical divisions, from the outer ...
After John III's death on 11 June 1420, the two principalities were reunited under Frederick VI, who had become Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg in 1415. Upon Frederick I's death on 21 September 1440, his territories were divided between his sons; John received Bayreuth (Brandenburg-Kulmbach), Frederick received Brandenburg, and Albert ...
The House of Hohenzollern is a dynasty of Hohenzollern, Brandenburg, Prussia, the German Empire, and Romania. The family arose in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century and took their name from the Hohenzollern Castle. The first ancestor of the Hohenzollerns was mentioned in 1061, but the family split into two ...
