Little did the lords of Brandenburg know that their story would be the story of a changing Germany. Sometimes all that's needed for greatness is a little push, even if the future is not quite clear. With things looking positive among a state filled in a negative state of affairs, a simple desire for prestige and to make a difference could lead to changes unexpected. In recent history, the ascendance of the Hohenzollern dynasty had come to turn the fortunes of the March of Brandenburg around. The ‘Emperor’ of the Holy Roman Empire had concerned himself with preserving the status quo, and the divided states were more concerned with fighting among themselves for petty squabbles. Made up of a myriad of different monarchies, free cities or even republics, the absence of a strong authority and sense of identity had long divided the German states.
