The figures are an ensign and the Margrave of Brandenburg, Joachim II Hector (the first Protestant Elector of Brandenburg).


The figures in this illustration represent Germans from 1550 to 1600. They are, from left to right: an ensign and the Margrave of Brandenburg, Joachim II Hector (the first Protestant Elector of Brandenburg). The Margraviate of Brandenburg was a key area in the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806. The illustration dates to 1882.


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