Conrad, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal

Conrad, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal
Spouse(s)	Constance of Poland Constance of Greater Poland
Noble family	House of Ascania
Father	John I, Margrave of Brandenburg
Mother	Sophia of Denmark
Born	c. 1240
Died	1304 Sched
Burial	Chorin Abbey

Margrave Conrad of Brandenburg (c. 1240 – 1304) was a member of the House of Ascania and a co-ruler of Brandenburg.

Life

Conrad I was the fourth of six children of Marquis John I of Brandenburg and his wife Sophia of Denmark. He was 26 years old when, in 1266, his father died and he and his brothers John II and Otto IV became co-rulers of Brandenburg. Conrad ruled the Neumark, part of Brandenburg east of the Oder. He rarely appeared on the political scene. On one occasion, he assisted his brother Otto IV, when they togther occupied Gdansk and gained the territory of Rügenwalde.

He died in 1304 and was buried beside his wife in Chorin Abbey. There is an entry in the register at Chorin as follows:

Anno 1304 ist zu Sched (?) gestorben Markgraf Conrad (I.) Churfürst zu Brandenburg und ist allhier begraben.

—Theodor Fontane, Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg

Anno 1304 Margrave Conrad (I), Elector in Brandenburg died at Sched (?) and was buried here.

—Theodore Fontane, Walks in the Mark Brandenburg

Marriage and issue

Conrad was married to Constance of Greater Poland (d. 1281), daughter of King Przemysł I of Greater Poland. The had four children:

• John IV (c. 1261 – 1305)
• Otto VII (d. 1308), Knight Templar
• Waldemar (c. 1280 – 14 August 1319 in Bärwalde)
• Agnes (d. 1329) married in 1300 with Albert I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst († 1316)

References

• Andreas Thiele: Erzählende genealogische Stammtafeln zur europäischen Geschichte. Deutsche Kaiser-, Königs-, Herzogs- und Grafenhäuser, vol I, part 1, table 223

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

External links

• Entry in the database of the University of Erlangen

Footnotes

Conrad, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal House of Ascania Born: c. 1240 Died: 1304
Preceded by John I	{{{title}}} With: John II	Succeeded by Waldemar