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| | Brandenburg |
 | | Thereafter, the Slavs drove the Germans back, but from 1106, under Lothair, duke of Saxony (later German emperor), and Albert I the Bear, whom he made margrave of the North March (Nordmark) in 1134, German conquest, colonization, and Christianization of the region began in earnest. |
 | | Its ruler was recognized as an imperial elector (a prince who participated in electing the Holy Roman emperor) by the mid-12th century, and this right was confirmed by the Golden Bull of the emperor Charles IV (1356). |
 | | After the Brandenburg (senior) branch of the Ascanians became extinct in 1320, the electorate was beset by disunity. |
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