Margraviate of Brandenburg
（重定向自Electorate of Brandenburg）
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![Province of Brandenburg, c. 1905.](/Images/godic/202501/10/Provinz_Brandenburg_19053956.png")
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![Siegesallee statue of Albert the Bear, flanked by Bishop Wigger of Brandenburg and Bishop Otto of Bamberg.](/Images/godic/202501/10/Albrecht_Wiggerl3956.JPG")
The Margraviate of Brandenburg (German:Markgrafschaft Brandenburg) was a major principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806. Also known as the March of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg), it played a pivotal role in the history of Germany and Central Europe.