Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal

Waldemar
Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal
Statue of Waldemar at the Mühlendamm Bridge in Berlin, created in 1894/95 by the sculptor Max Unger, prototype for the early monuments in the Siegesallee
Reign1308–1319
Bornc. 1280
Died(1319-08-14)14 August 1319
Bärwalde, Brandenburg
Noble familyHouse of Ascania
Spouse(s)Agnes of Brandenburg
FatherConrad, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal
MotherConstance of Greater Poland

Waldemar the Great (German: Waldemar der Große; c. 1280 – 14 August 1319), a member of the House of Ascania, was Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal from 1308 until his death. He became sole ruler of the Margraviate of Brandenburg upon the death of his cousin John V of Brandenburg-Salzwedel in 1317. Waldemar is known as the last in the line of Ascanian margraves starting with Albert the Bear in 1157; he was only succeeded by his minor cousin Henry II, who died one year later.