Mark
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Mark refers to the historic Margraviate of Brandenburg, a key principality of the Holy Roman Empire that later formed the core territory of Brandenburg-Prussia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Margraviate of Brandenburg | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
margraviate ⓘ principality ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brandenburg-Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussian expansion in Northern Germany ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Duchy of Mecklenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brandenburg an der Havel NERFINISHED ⓘ Potsdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coreOf |
Brandenburg-Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| electoralStatusGranted | 1356 ⓘ |
| electoralStatusGrantedBy | Golden Bull of 1356 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorRank | Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | 1806 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Kingdom of Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Albert the Bear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm |
electorate
ⓘ
feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Elector of Brandenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margrave of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
German
ⓘ
Middle Low German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Northern Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryLeader | Frederick William, the Great Elector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernTerritoryIncludes |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German state of Brandenburg ⓘ |
| nobleRankOfRuler |
elector
ⓘ
margrave ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | Northern March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Calvinism
ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty |
House of Ascania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Hohenzollern NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Wittelsbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Protestant Reformation adoption in the 16th century
ⓘ
Thirty Years' War devastation ⓘ acquisition of the Duchy of Prussia in personal union ⓘ |
| startTime | 1157 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.