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Signature. Albert of Brandenburg ( German: Albrecht von Brandenburg; 28 June 1490 – 24 September 1545) was a German cardinal, elector, Archbishop of Mainz from 1514 to 1545, and Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1513 to 1545. Through his notorious sale of indulgences, he became the catalyst for Martin Luther 's Reformation and its staunch opponent.
George Albert was a member of the House of Hohenzollern. He was a son of the Elector John George of Brandenburg (1525–1598) from his third marriage to Elisabeth (1563–1607), daughter of Prince Joachim Ernest of Anhalt. In 1614, he succeeded as Grand Master ( Herrenmeister) of the Order of Saint John ( Johanniterorden), seated at Sonnenburg ...
Karl Friedrich Albrecht, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (10 June 1705 – 22 June 1762), a grandson of Frederick William of Brandenburg ( the Great Elector) and son of Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt, was a Prussian military officer and the Herrenmeister ( grand master) of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg). [1]
Marie of Prussia. Georg Albrecht of Brandenburg-Bayreuth ( Bayreuth, 20 March 1619 – Schretz, 27 September 1666), was a German prince and member of the House of Hohenzollern . He was the eighth of the nine children of Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, by his wife, Marie of Prussia. He was last child of his parents who survived into ...
Life. Otto I was born into the House of Ascania as the eldest son of Albert I ("Albert the Bear"), who founded the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1157, and his wife Sophie of Winzenburg. [1] He had three sisters and six brothers, the best known of whom were Prince-Archbishop Siegfried of Bremen, and Count Bernhard of Anhalt, later Duke of Saxony.
May 22, 2022 · Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg. Margrave of Brandenburg. Monumento en el Siegesallee de Berlín (1898) Upload media. Wikipedia. Date of birth. 1171 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584) Date of death. 25 February 1220.
Otto II (after 1147 – July 4, 1205), called The Generous (German: der Freigiebige), was the third Margrave of Brandenburg from 1184 until his death. Life [ edit ] Otto II was born into the House of Ascania as the eldest son of Otto I and Judith , a daughter of the Piast Duke of Poland Bolesław III Wrymouth . [1]
