Furstenwalde

Furstenwalde is the most populous town within the Oder-Spree District of Brandenburg, Germany. The settlement of Furstenwalde in the Margraviate of Brandenburg turned into first cited in a 1272 deed, based in the route of the German Ostsiedlung migration at a ford throughout the Spree River, probably near the site of a former Slavic settlement. Lubusz Land has been obtained from Poland by means of the Ascanian margraves in 1248 to 49. The city's importance rose as a staple port and terminal of the transportation of products on the river.

In 1373, Emperor Charles IV, in view that 1367 additionally Margrave of adjacent Lower Lusatia campaigned the Brandenburg lands and enforced the renunciation of the Wittelsbach margrave Otto VII of Brandenburg by way of the Treaty of Furstenwalde. As also the collegiate church in Lebus changed into destroyed, Bishop Wenceslaus moved the authentic seat of the Bishopric of Lebus to Furstenwalde, in which the St Mary's Church changed into raised to a cathedral. The last Catholic bishop changed into Georg von Blumenthal 1490 to 1550, who become besieged in his palace by means of Reformist robbers led by using Nickel von Minkwitz.