Statue of Waldemar at the Mühlendamm Bridge in Berlin, created in 1894/95 by the sculptor Max Unger, prototype for the early monuments in the Siegesallee
In 1309, Waldemar attempted to take the city of Rostock, but the citizens shut the gates against him.[1] In 1312, Waldemar also waged war against Margrave Frederick I of Meissen. Frederick was captured and arrested; to regain his freedom, he had to cede the March of Lusatia as well as the towns of Torgau and Großenhain to Brandenburg and to pay a ransom of 32,000 silver Mark. In the Imperial election of 1314, Waldemar voted for the Wittelsbach candidate Louis IV against his Habsburg rival Frederick the Fair. In 1316, Waldemar again occupied Dresden until the feud with Meissen was finally brought to an end in 1317.
In the ongoing conflict with Prince Henry II of Mecklenburg, Waldemar supported the citizens of Stralsund against an impending Mecklenburg invasion and occupied the Lordship of Stargard, a former possession of Henry's late wife Beatrix of Brandenburg. Thereby, he provoked a large coalition of Mecklenburg, Werle, and the Kingdom of Denmark against him. In August 1316, Waldemar's troops were defeated near Gransee.[2] According to the 1317 Treaty of Templin, the margrave had to surrender Stargard and Neubrandenburg to Mecklenburg. He also had to waive the previous Pomerelian acquisitions of Schlawe and Stolp, which passed to Duke Wartislaw IV of Pomerania.
In 1309 he married his cousin Agnes (c. 1296–1334), a daughter of Margrave Hermann of Brandenburg-Salzwedel. The marriage remained childless.
Waldemar was the last governing member of the Brandenburg line of the Ascanian House. With the death of his cousin John V in 1317, the younger Salzwedel line of the Brandenburg margraves became extinct. From 1318 Waldemar also acted as a guardian for his minor cousin Henry II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal. His advance towards the Prussian lands was resumed more than 200 years later, when both Brandenburg and the Duchy of Prussia were under the rule of the Hohenzollern dynasty.
After Waldemar's death, his wife Agnes secondly married Duke Otto of Brunswick-Göttingen in December 1319. When Waldemar's ward Henry II died in July 1320, the Brandenburg branch of the Ascanian house died out in 1320. As a reverted fief, the margraviate fell back to the Wittelsbach king Louis IV. In 1323, he enfeoffed his eldest son Louis with Brandenburg, ignoring the claims of the Ascanian princes of Anhalt.
In 1348, an impostor appeared in the Archbishopric of Magdeburg and successfully claimed that he was Waldemar, returning from pilgrimage to the Holy Land after somebody else had been buried in his place. Quickly gaining support due to the rivalries between the Wittelsbach and Luxembourg dynasties, King Charles IV reinvested him for about two years before "the last Ascanian" was unmasked and fled to the Anhalt court in Dessau, where he spent the rest of his life.
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Ancestors of Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Waldemar Margrave of Brandenburg Stendal news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Waldemar the Great German Waldemar der Grosse c 1280 14 August 1319 a member of the House of Ascania was Margrave of Brandenburg Stendal from 1308 until his death He became sole ruler of the Margraviate of Brandenburg upon the death of his cousin John V of Brandenburg Salzwedel in 1317 Waldemar is known as the last in the line of Ascanian margraves starting with Albert the Bear in 1157 he was only succeeded by his minor cousin Henry II who died one year later WaldemarMargrave of Brandenburg StendalStatue of Waldemar at the Muhlendamm Bridge in Berlin created in 1894 95 by the sculptor Max Unger prototype for the early monuments in the SiegesalleeReign1308 1319Bornc 1280Died 1319 08 14 14 August 1319Barwalde BrandenburgNoble familyHouse of AscaniaSpouse s Agnes of BrandenburgFatherConrad Margrave of Brandenburg StendalMotherConstance of Greater Poland Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 False Waldemar 4 Ancestry 5 References 6 External linksLife EditHe was a son of Margrave Conrad of Brandenburg Stendal and his wife Constance eldest daughter of the Piast duke Przemysl I of Greater Poland Waldemar was co regent from 1302 and succeeded as margrave upon the death of his uncle Otto IV in 1308 1 nbsp Pomerelia within a map of the State of the Teutonic Order in 1410In 1307 Waldemar signed an agreement with the Swienca family ceding him the lands of Pomerelia Gdansk Pomerania whereafter Brandenburg troops occupied Swiecie Tczew and all strategic locations up to Gdansk Danzig In turn the Polish king Wladyslaw I called for the support of the Teutonic Knights and after their takeover of Danzig Waldemar by the 1309 Treaty of Soldin relinquished his claims on Pomerelia east of the Leba River to the Teutonic Order for a payment of 10 000 silver Mark 1 The castle districts Schlawe and Stolp including the Swienca residence of Rugenwalde at first remained with Brandenburg In 1309 Waldemar attempted to take the city of Rostock but the citizens shut the gates against him 1 In 1312 Waldemar also waged war against Margrave Frederick I of Meissen Frederick was captured and arrested to regain his freedom he had to cede the March of Lusatia as well as the towns of Torgau and Grossenhain to Brandenburg and to pay a ransom of 32 000 silver Mark In the Imperial election of 1314 Waldemar voted for the Wittelsbach candidate Louis IV against his Habsburg rival Frederick the Fair In 1316 Waldemar again occupied Dresden until the feud with Meissen was finally brought to an end in 1317 In the ongoing conflict with Prince Henry II of Mecklenburg Waldemar supported the citizens of Stralsund against an impending Mecklenburg invasion and occupied the Lordship of Stargard a former possession of Henry s late wife Beatrix of Brandenburg Thereby he provoked a large coalition of Mecklenburg Werle and the Kingdom of Denmark against him In August 1316 Waldemar s troops were defeated near Gransee 2 According to the 1317 Treaty of Templin the margrave had to surrender Stargard and Neubrandenburg to Mecklenburg He also had to waive the previous Pomerelian acquisitions of Schlawe and Stolp which passed to Duke Wartislaw IV of Pomerania In 1319 Waldemar acquired the Silesian towns of Zullichau and Schwiebus Family Edit nbsp Statue by Reinhold Begas as part of the Siegesallee 1900In 1309 he married his cousin Agnes c 1296 1334 a daughter of Margrave Hermann of Brandenburg Salzwedel The marriage remained childless Waldemar was the last governing member of the Brandenburg line of the Ascanian House With the death of his cousin John V in 1317 the younger Salzwedel line of the Brandenburg margraves became extinct From 1318 Waldemar also acted as a guardian for his minor cousin Henry II Margrave of Brandenburg Stendal His advance towards the Prussian lands was resumed more than 200 years later when both Brandenburg and the Duchy of Prussia were under the rule of the Hohenzollern dynasty After Waldemar s death his wife Agnes secondly married Duke Otto of Brunswick Gottingen in December 1319 When Waldemar s ward Henry II died in July 1320 the Brandenburg branch of the Ascanian house died out in 1320 As a reverted fief the margraviate fell back to the Wittelsbach king Louis IV In 1323 he enfeoffed his eldest son Louis with Brandenburg ignoring the claims of the Ascanian princes of Anhalt False Waldemar EditMain article False Waldemar In 1348 an impostor appeared in the Archbishopric of Magdeburg and successfully claimed that he was Waldemar returning from pilgrimage to the Holy Land after somebody else had been buried in his place Quickly gaining support due to the rivalries between the Wittelsbach and Luxembourg dynasties King Charles IV reinvested him for about two years before the last Ascanian was unmasked and fled to the Anhalt court in Dessau where he spent the rest of his life Ancestry EditAncestors of Waldemar Margrave of Brandenburg Stendal16 Otto I Margrave of Brandenburg8 Albert II Margrave of Brandenburg17 Ada of Holland4 John I Margrave of Brandenburg18 Conrad II Margrave of Lusatia9 Matilda of Groitzsch19 Elisabeth of Poland2 Conrad Margrave of Brandenburg Stendal20 Valdemar I of Denmark10 Valdemar II of Denmark21 Sophia of Minsk5 Sophie of Denmark22 Sancho I of Portugal11 Berengaria of Portugal23 Dulce of Aragon1 Waldemar Margrave of Brandenburg Stendal24 Odon of Poznan12 Wladyslaw Odonic25 Viacheslava Yaroslavna of Halych6 Przemysl I of Greater Poland13 Jadwiga3 Constance of Greater Poland28 Henry I the Bearded14 Henry II the Pious29 Hedwig of Andechs7 Elisabeth of Wroclaw30 Ottokar I of Bohemia15 Anne of Bohemia31 Constance of HungaryReferences Edit a b c Menzel Wolfgang The history of Germany London Henry G Bohn 1849 p 113 Schwanz Siegfried Kleinzerlang 1752 2002 Edition Rieger 2002 p 15 ISBN 3 935231 25 3 External links EditAbsatz Der falsche Waldemar aus Artikel Waldemar von Brandenburg in der Allgemeinen Deutschen Biographie ADB Bd 40 Seiten 682 687 Artikel zum Waldemar Bluff Roman von AlexisWaldemar Margrave of Brandenburg StendalHouse of AscaniaBorn c 1280 Died 14 August 1319Preceded byOtto IV nbsp Margrave of Brandenburg1308 1319 Succeeded byHenry II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waldemar Margrave of Brandenburg Stendal amp oldid 1176938644, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
