Kurmark
Sign in to savethumb|320px|Kurmark within Brandenburg-Prussia, at the death of Elector Frederick William in 1688 The German term Kurmark (archaic Churmark, "Electoral March") referred to the Imperial State held by the margraves of Brandenburg, who had been awarded the electoral (Kur) dignity by the Golden Bull of 1356. In early modern times, Kurmark proper denoted the western part of the margraviate to the exclusion of later acquisitions.
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- Instance of
- historical region
- Part of
- Margraviate of Brandenburg
- Country
- Margraviate of Brandenburg
- Image
- Brandenburg-Preussen 1688 (135770689).jpg
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thumb|320px|Kurmark within Brandenburg-Prussia, at the death of Elector Frederick William in 1688 The German term Kurmark (archaic Churmark, "Electoral March") referred to the Imperial State held by the margraves of Brandenburg, who had been awarded the electoral (Kur) dignity by the Golden Bull of 1356. In early modern times, Kurmark proper denoted the western part of the margraviate to the exclusion of later acquisitions.
==Territory==
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