List of margraves and electors of Brandenburg
The Mark, or March, of Brandenburg was one of the primary constituent states of the Holy Roman Empire.It was created in 1157 as the Margraviate of Brandenburg by Albert the Bear, Margrave of the Northern March.In 1356, by the terms of the Golden Bull of Charles IV, the Margrave of Brandenburg was given the permanent right to participate in the election of the Holy Roman Emperor with the title of Elector (German: Kurfürst).The early rulers came from several different dynasties, but from 1415 Brandenburg and its successor states were ruled by the House of Hohenzollern for over 500 years.John's childless death left the main core of Salzwedel to be reunited by his regent Valdemar.
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