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Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Albert II ( German: Albrecht; 28 March 1522 – 8 January 1557) was the margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (Brandenburg-Bayreuth) from 1527 to 1553. He was a member of the Franconian branch of the House of Hohenzollern.
Albert II Alcibiades was a margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, a member of the Franconian branch of the Hohenzollern family, and a soldier of fortune in the wars between the Habsburgs and the Valois dynasty of France. Albert served the Holy Roman emperor Charles V until January 1552, when he joined.
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Feb 21, 2023 · Albert Alcibiades was the Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach from 1527 to 1553. His bellicose nature earned him the cognomen "Bellator" ("the Warlike"). He received Bayreuth in 1541, but is sometimes referred to as the Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.
Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1522-1557) "Albert II (German: Albrecht; 28 March 1522 – 8 January 1557) was the Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (Brandenburg-Bayreuth) from 1527 to 1553.He was a member of the Franconian branch of the House of Hohenzollern.Because of his bellicose nature, Albert during his lifetime was ...
In 1546, Frederick finally adopted Lutheranism and assumed the administration of the Franconian territories from his brother-in-law Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Since their family was living in reduced circumstances, Marie repeatedly turned to her uncle Albert of Prussia for financial assistance.
Albert Alcibiades, margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, suddenly and rather randomly drafted Schmidts father to be Hof's executioner. This chance event doomed the Schmidt. family's fortunes. No longer honorable craftsmen, they now joined the ranks of execution ers, one of the most dishonorable trades in early modern Europe.
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Instigated by Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and Brandenburg-Bayreuth, who was attempting to form a Duchy of Franconia under his rule, the war resulted in widespread devastation in Franconia, while also affecting the Rhineland and Lower Saxony . Origins.
