Waldemartor
Waldemartore are special city gates in the Mark Brandenburg .
history
After the death of Waldemar , Margrave of Brandenburg from the house of the Ascanians , in 1319, the entire Brandenburg branch of the Ascanians died out the following year. Thereupon the Bavarian King Ludwig IV awarded the Mark Brandenburg to his son Ludwig in 1323 , with whom the series of Wittelsbach Margraves in Brandenburg began.
In 1348 a pilgrim appeared who claimed to be Margrave Waldemar. He did not die in 1319, but was on a pilgrimage. This false Waldemar was recognized by the opponents of the Wittelsbachers in Brandenburg. Thereupon the new Waldemar was enfeoffed with the Mark Brandenburg by King Charles IV . In 1350, however, the future emperor came to an agreement with the Wittelsbachers and deposed the Waldemar.
The Bavarian margraves now punished the cities that had recognized the Waldemar. These cities had to wall up the city gates through which the false Waldemar had passed. The newly built gates next to the bricked-up gates were called Waldemartore.
It was only in 1818 that the King of Prussia , Friedrich Wilhelm III. opening the walled-up gates.
Individual evidence
- ↑ City map of Gransee ( Memento of the original from October 2, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Theodor Fontane : Walks through the Mark Brandenburg , Volume 1, "On the Plateau" ( online )