John III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel

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John III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel
The seal of John III
Born	1244 Prague
Died	1268
Noble family	House of Ascania
Father	Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg
Mother	Beatrice of Bohemia

John III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, nicknamed John from Prague (1244 in Prague – 1268) was the eldest son of Margrave Otto III and his wife, Beatrice of Bohemia.

After his father died in 1267, he ruled the Margraviate of Brandenburg jointly with his brother Otto V and his cousins Otto IV and Henry I until he died sometime the following year.^[1]

John died during a tournament in 1268. He was unmarried and childless.