Pro Gloria et Patria: The Marsch der Kurbrandenburger by Carl Zimmer is one of the last (and one of the most majestic) cavalry marches added to the Prussian Army March Collection prior to the outbreak of war in 1914. The term Kurbrandenburg has roots deep in the history of the Mark (or march, i.e., Borderland) Brandenburg, which would form the nucleus of the Prussian state. Its ruling Margraves were established as prestigious prince-electors in the Golden Bull of 1356, allowing them to cast a vote in elections of the Holy Roman Emperors. The Mark thus became known as Electoral Brandenburg or the Electorate of Brandenburg (Kurfürstentum Brandenburg or Kurbrandenburg). The House of Hohenzollern came to the throne of Brandenburg in 1415. Under Hohenzollern leadership, Brandenburg grew rapidly in power during the 17th century and inherited the Duchy of Prussia. The resulting Brandenburg-Prussian state was the predecessor of the Kingdom of Prussia, which became the leading German state during the 18th century. Although the electors highest title was King in/of Prussia, their power base remained in Brandenburg and its capital Berlin. Although the Margraviate of Brandenburg ended with the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, it was replaced with the Prussian Province of Brandenburg in 1815. Despite its meager beginnings in the sandbox of the Holy Roman Empire, the Hohenzollern Kingdom of Prussia achieved the unification of Germany and the creation of the German Empire in 1871.
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