List of margraves and electors of Brandenburg
This article lists the Margraves and Electors of Brandenburg during the time when Brandenburg was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire.
The Mark, or March, of Brandenburg was one of the primary constituent states of the Holy Roman Empire. It was created in 1157 as the Margraviate of Brandenburg by Albert the Bear, Margrave of the Northern March. In 1356, by the terms of the Golden Bull of Charles IV, the Margrave of Brandenburg was given the permanent right to participate in the election of the Holy Roman Emperor with the title of Elector.
The early rulers came from several different dynasties, but from 1415 Brandenburg and its successor states were ruled by the House of Hohenzollern for over 500 years. From 1618 onward, Brandenburg was ruled in personal union with the Duchy of Prussia. The Hohenzollerns raised Prussia to a kingdom as the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701, and from then on Brandenburg was de facto treated as part of the kingdom even though it was legally still part of the Holy Roman Empire. The titles of Margrave of Brandenburg and Elector of Brandenburg were abolished along with the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, and Brandenburg was formally integrated into Prussia. Despite this, the Prussian kings still included the title "Margrave of Brandenburg" in their royal style. From 1871 to 1918 the Hohenzollerns were also German Emperors.
Margraves and Electors of Brandenburg
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| Image | Name | Began | Ended | Comments |
| Wenceslaus Wenzel | 2 October 1373 | 29 November 1378 | Emperor Charles IV forced the last Wittelsbach Elector to abdicate, and then installed his own son, Wenceslaus. As Wenceslaus was still a minor, the Emperor administered the margraviate for him. | |
| Sigismund | 29 November 1378 | 1388 | Younger brother of Wenceslaus; took control of Brandenburg on his brother's ascension as King of Germany and Bohemia. Gave up Brandenburg to his cousin Jobst as security for a substantial loan. | |
| Jobst | 1388 | 16 January 1411 | Sigismund's first cousin, nephew of Charles IV. Elected as German King in 1410 in opposition to Sigismund, but died very shortly afterwards. | |
| Sigismund | 16 January 1411 | 30 April 1415 | Following Jobst's death, Sigismund regained control of Brandenburg and was elected undisputed King of Germany. |
Titular Margraves of Brandenburg after 1806
This includes Kings of Prussia with the title of Margrave of Brandenburg and pretenders to the throne of Prussia| Margrave | Portrait | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end |
| Frederick William V Friedrich Wilhelm III | 3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840 | 6 August 1806 | 7 June 1840 | |
| Frederick William VI Friedrich Wilhelm IV | 15 October 1795 – 2 January 1861 | 7 June 1840 | 2 January 1861 | |
| William I Wilhelm I | 22 March 1797 – 9 March 1888 | 2 January 1861 | 9 March 1888 | |
| Frederick VIII Friedrich III | 18 October 1831 – 15 June 1888 | 9 March 1888 | 15 June 1888 | |
| William II Wilhelm II | 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941 | 15 June 1888 | Prussian monarchy abolished on 28 November 1918 4 June 1941 | |
| William III Wilhelm III | 6 May 1882 – 20 July 1951 | 4 June 1941 | 20 July 1951 | |
| Louis Ferdinand Ludwig Ferdinand I | 9 November 1907 – 26 September 1994 | 20 July 1951 | 26 September 1994 | |
| George Frederick III Georg Friedrich I | 10 June 1976 – present | 26 September 1994 | Incumbent |