Principality of Ansbach
The Principality or Margraviate of (Brandenburg-) Ansbach (German: Fürstentum Ansbach or Markgrafschaft Brandenburg-Ansbach) was a free imperial principality in the Holy Roman Empire centered on the Franconian city of Ansbach. The ruling Hohenzollern princes of the land were known as margraves, as their ancestors were margraves (so the principality was a margraviate but not a march).
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach/Principality of Ansbach Markgrafschaft Brandenburg-Ansbach/Fürstentum Ansbach | |||||||||
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| 1398–1791 | |||||||||
Standard of the
House of Hohenzollern Coat of arms
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The Principality of Brandenburg-Ansbach as of 1791, superimposed over modern borders. | |||||||||
| Status | Principality | ||||||||
| Capital | Ansbach | ||||||||
| Common languages | East Franconian | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||||
1219 | |||||||||
21 January 1398 | |||||||||
1415–40 | |||||||||
11 June 1420 | |||||||||
• Repartition | 21 September 1440 | ||||||||
• Restoration of personal union | 1470–86 | ||||||||
2 December 1791 | |||||||||
• Formal annexation | 28 January 1792 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||
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