The
Northern March or
North March was created out of the division of the vast
Marca Geronis in 965. It initially comprised the northern third of the
Marca (roughly corresponding to the modern state of
Brandenburg) and was part of the territorial organisation of areas conquered from the
Wends. A
Lutician rebellion in 983 reversed German control over the region until the establishment of the
March of Brandenburg by
Albert the Bear in the 12th century.