March of Brandenburg
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The March of Brandenburg was a significant medieval border territory of the Holy Roman Empire that evolved into the core of the later Kingdom of Prussia and modern northeastern Germany.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| March of Meissen | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border territory
ⓘ
imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ march ⓘ medieval principality ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Duchy of Pomerania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Lusatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Brandenburg an der Havel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreOf |
Kingdom of Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern northeastern Germany ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| developedInto | Prussian core territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralDignityGrantedBy | Golden Bull of 1356 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroups |
German settlers
ⓘ
Slavic tribes ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Electorate of Brandenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Albert the Bear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingDynasty | House of Ascania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| grantedElectoralDignity | 1356 ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Margraviate of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantCity |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brandenburg an der Havel NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankfurt an der Oder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantRiver |
Havel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oder NERFINISHED ⓘ Spree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
German
ⓘ
Middle Low German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterCapital | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| laterRulingDynasty | House of Hohenzollern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Europe
ⓘ
northeastern Germany ⓘ |
| modernTerritoryIncludes |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German federal state of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
frontier march
ⓘ
imperial fief ⓘ |
| predecessor | Northern March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| rulerTitleLater | Prince-elector of Brandenburg ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
German eastward expansion (Ostsiedlung)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
conquest of Slavic Hevelli lands ⓘ |
| startTime | 1157 ⓘ |
| titleHeldByRuler | Margrave of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
March of Meissen