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.

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Mark canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire
margraviate
principality
associatedWith Brandenburg-Prussia
Prussian expansion in Northern Germany
borderedBy Duchy of Mecklenburg
Duchy of Pomerania
Electorate of Saxony
Kingdom of Poland
capital Berlin
Brandenburg an der Havel
Potsdam
continent Europe
coreOf Brandenburg-Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
country Holy Roman Empire
electoralStatusGranted 1356
electoralStatusGrantedBy Golden Bull of 1356
electorRank Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire
endTime 1806
followedBy Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Province of Brandenburg
foundedBy Albert the Bear
governmentForm electorate
feudal monarchy
hasTitle Elector of Brandenburg
Margrave of Brandenburg
language German
Middle Low German
locatedIn Central Europe
Northern Germany
militaryLeader Frederick William, the Great Elector
modernTerritoryIncludes Berlin
German state of Brandenburg
nobleRankOfRuler elector
margrave
partOf Holy Roman Empire
precededBy Northern March
religion Calvinism
Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
rulingDynasty House of Ascania
House of Hohenzollern
House of Luxembourg
House of Wittelsbach
significantEvent Protestant Reformation adoption in the 16th century
Thirty Years' War devastation
acquisition of the Duchy of Prussia in personal union
startTime 1157

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