Resultado de búsqueda
Neumark or Ostbrandenburg ( German) Nowa Marchia ( Polish) Terra trans Oderam ( Latin) Region of the Margraviate of Brandenburg. 1252–1945. Coat of arms of Brandenburg, shared by the Neumark. The Margraviate of Brandenburg c. 1320, showing the Neumark as the portion reaching out to the east. Cross-hatched are territories also acquired by the ...
John I, Margrave of Brandenburg ( c. 1213 – 4 April 1266) was from 1220 until his death Margrave of Brandenburg, jointly with his brother Otto III "the Pious". The reign of these two Ascanian Margraves was characterized by an expansion of the Margraviate, which annexed the remaining parts of Teltow and Barnim , the Uckermark , the Lordship of Stargard , the Lubusz Land and parts of the ...
Mark 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. Another original march also developed into one of the most powerful states in Central Europe: the Margraviate of Austria.
Taking the title "Margrave in Brandenburg", he pressed the crusade against the Wends, extended the area of his mark, encouraged Dutch and German settlement in the Elbe-Havel region (Ostsiedlung), established bishoprics under his protection, and so became the founder of the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1157, which his heirs — the House of Ascania — held until the line died out in 1320.
The Märkischer Adler, or red eagle of the Margraviate of Brandenburg was adopted by Margrave Gero in the 10th century. The bi-color of red over white was used by the Province of Brandenburg in both the Kingdom of Prussia and also in the Free State of Prussia. In 1945 a new flag was issued, derived from the new coat of arms created after the war.
Battle of Gdańsk (1272) Brandenburg Navy. Brandenburg-Küstrin. Margraviate of Brandenburg-Küstrin. Brandenburg–Pomeranian conflict.
Casimir was born in Ansbach, as the son of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and his wife Princess Sofia Jagiellon, a daughter of King Casimir IV Jagiellon of Poland . From 1498, Casimir's father Frederick granted him the position of stadtholder of the margraviate during his extensive travels.
