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Albrecht III (9 November 1414 – 11 March 1486) was Elector of Brandenburg from 1471 until his death, the third from the House of Hohenzollern. A member of the Order of the Swan , he received the cognomen Achilles because of his knightly qualities and virtues.
Albert III Achilles (born November 24, 1414, Tangermünde, Brandenburg [now in Germany]—died March 11, 1486, Frankfurt am Main) was the elector of Brandenburg, a soldier, and an administrative innovator who established the principle by which the mark of Brandenburg was to pass intact to the eldest son. The third son of Frederick of ...
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He married Margarethe von Baden House of Hohenzollern in 1446. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 11 March 1486, in Frankfurt am Main (Dom), Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, at the age of 71, and was buried in Heilsbronn, Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany. Photos and Memories (8) +3. View All.
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Albrecht III (9 November 1414 – 11 March 1486) was Elector of Brandenburg from 1471 until his death, the third from the House of Hohenzollern. A member of the Order of the Swan, he received the cognomen Achilles because of his knightly qualities and virtues.
albert iii. (1414–1486), elector of Brandenburg, surnamed Achilles because of his knightly qualities, was the third son of Frederick I. of Hohenzollern, elector of Brandenburg, and was born at Tangermunde on the 9th of November 1414.
(1414—1486) Quick Reference. (9 November 1414–11 March 1486), margrave and elector of Brandenburg. Status-conscious prince, brave and skilled warrior, experienced military leader, circumspect administrator, persuasive diplomat, influential adviser to the emperor, single-minded pursuer ...
Albrecht III (9 November 1414 – 11 March 1486) was Elector of Brandenburg from 1471 until his death, the third from the House of Hohenzollern. A member of the Order of the Swan, he received the cognomen Achilles because of his knightly qualities and virtues. He also ruled in the Franconian principalities of Ansbach from 1440 and Kulmbach from ...
