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Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Brandenburg was established in 1815 from the Kingdom of Prussia's core territory, and comprised the bulk of the historic Margraviate of Brandenburg and the Lower Lusatia region.
It became part of the German Empire in 1871.
From 1918, Brandenburg was a province of the Free State of Prussia.
It was dissolved in 1945 after World War II, and replaced, with reduced territory, as the State of Brandenburg in East Germany, which was later dissolved in 1952.
Following the reunification of Germany in 1990, Brandenburg was re-established as a federal ‘’’state of Germany, becoming one of the new states. Wikipedia

Modern Brandenburg

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History of Brandenburg in the German Empire	Geo-Political Differences Today	FamilySearch Catalog (organized by 1871 Meyer's Gazetteer)	Wiki Pages
Brandenburg	1945: Established as a state. A large section of Brandenburg, the Neumark, was ceded to Poland. 1952: Dissolved as a state 1990: Re-established as a current state (Map)	Preussen, Brandenburg	Brandenburg, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy (before 1945) Brandenburg, Germany Genealogy (after 1945) The Neumark (region), Brandenburg, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy (before and after 1945)