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Albert II (c. 1177 – 25 February 1220) was a member of the House of Ascania who ruled as the margrave of Brandenburg from 1205 until his death in 1220. Life [ edit ] Albert II was the youngest son of Otto I and his second wife Ada of Holland . [1]
- Matilda of Groitzsch
- House of Ascania
Life. Albert in a miniature of 1634. Born in Ansbach, Albert was the second son of Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1582–1625) and his wife Sophie (1594–1651), daughter of John George, Count of Solms-Laubach. On Joachim Ernst's death Albert's elder brother Frederick III succeeded him in Ansbach from 1625 onwards, initially ...
- 18 September 1620, Ansbach
- Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
- Johanniskirche in Ansbach
- Countess Sophie of Solms-Laubach
It was created in 1157 as the Margraviate of Brandenburg by Albert the Bear, Margrave of the Northern March. In 1356, by the terms of the Golden Bull of Charles IV, the Margrave of Brandenburg was given the permanent right to participate in the election of the Holy Roman Emperor with the title of Elector (German: Kurfürst).
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Albert the Bear (1100–1170) Margrave of Brandenburg (as Albert I) from 1157 and Duke of Saxony between 1138 and 1142, son of Otto the Rich. Otto I (c. 1128 – 1184) Margrave of Brandenburg. Eldest son of Albert the Bear. Otto II (1147 –1205) Margrave of Brandenburg. Albert II (1177 – 1220) Margrave of Brandenburg.
Mar 24, 2024 · Albert II Alcibiades (born March 28, 1522, Ansbach [Germany]—died Jan. 8, 1557, Baden) 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 ...
Life dates. 1490-1545. Biography. Second son of Elector John of Brandenburg and brother of Elector Joachim I (q.v.). Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1513, archbishop and elector of Mainz from 1514 and cardinal from 1518. In order to pay for his offices, Albrecht borrowed huge sums of money from the Fuggers, which he planned to pay back through the ...
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