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654:. The territory of Mark was for long restricted to the lands between the Ruhr and Lippe rivers ("Lower Mark"). New territories in the north ("Higher Mark") were gained during the 14th century in wars against the
766:. The Hohenzollern Prussian sovereigns remained Counts of the "Prussian County of the Mark" until 1918. The "County of the Mark" has no official meaning anymore, but is used to informally refer to the region in
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704:. In 1511 he succeeded his father-in-law in JĂĽlich-Berg and in 1521 his father in Cleves-Mark, resulting in the rule of almost all territories in present
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derived from a small village Mark and the nearby Castle Mark, the latter was build between 1190 an 1202, both today incorporated in the unitary authority
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Herrschaft und autonome
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910:, son of Adolph IV, also Duke of Cleves since 1448
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625:Adolf I, Count of the Mark
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2126:East Frisia
1999:Halberstadt
1953:Before 1701
1946:(1525–1947)
1889:Upper Saxon
1838:until 1648
1764:Spiegelberg
1737:Delmenhorst
1608:Tecklenburg
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1372:East Frisia
1151:online Text
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970:Frederick I
857:Eberhard II
851:Engelbert I
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830:Frederick I
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722:Brandenburg
636:Eberhard II
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589:Berg-Altena
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473:de la Marck
367:Westphalian
241:Preceded by
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126:Renaissance
122:Middle Ages
88:Map of the
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2062:After 1701
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1885:Burgundian
1869:Franconian
1834:from 1648
1747:Schaumburg
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1676:Hallermund
1603:Schaumburg
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1565:Overijssel
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961:1640–1688
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948:1614–1619
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927:1539–1592
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913:1481–1521
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899:1437–1461
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886:1393–1398
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648:Westphalia
407:Kreis Unna
220:• To
194:• To
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2337:Magdeburg
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1769:Steinfurt
1730:uncertain
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1681:Holzappel
1671:Gronsfeld
1644:From 1792
1627:Beilstein
1623:Winneburg
1613:Virneburg
1560:Oldenburg
1480:Groningen
1439:From 1500
1394:Luxemburg
1264:Paderborn
1259:OsnabrĂĽck
978:from 1701
894:Adolph IV
869:Adolph II
842:, son of
832:, son of
822:, son of
663:Adolph II
617:Burg Mark
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481:Sauerland
454:Sauerland
420:Geography
415:Ennepetal
306:‹See Tfd›
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2078:Guelders
2035:Colonies
1881:Austrian
1853:Bavarian
1806:Duisburg
1801:Dortmund
1742:Fagnolle
1706:Wickrath
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1944:Prussia
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1811:Herford
1796:Cologne
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683:Rhine
574:Lenne
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