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Albert II, Margrave of Meissen. Albert II, the Degenerate (de: Albrecht II der Entartete) (1240 – 20 November 1314) was a Margrave of Meissen, Landgrave of Thuringia and Count Palatine of Saxony. He was a member of the House of Wettin . He was the eldest son of Henry III, Margrave of Meissen by his first wife, Constantia of Austria .
Margaret, also known as Margaret of Schwaben was a sister of Henry Otto, also known as Carlotto. As a dowry the Pleissnerland was pledged to the House of Wettin. Albert and Margaret had five children: Albert II, Margrave of Meissen (1288–1307) and Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen (1307–1324); Fürstenzug, Dresden, Germany.
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The Margravate or Margraviate of Meissen ( German: Markgrafschaft Meißen) was a medieval principality in the area of the modern German state of Saxony. It originally was a frontier march of the Holy Roman Empire, created out of the vast Marca Geronis ( Saxon Eastern March) in 965. Under the rule of the Wettin dynasty, the margravate finally ...
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Feb 10, 2023 · Genealogy for Albrecht II "the Degenerate" Wettin, Margrave of Meissen, Landgrave of Thuringia (1240 - 1314) family tree on Geni, with over 245 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. People Projects Discussions Surnames
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When Albrecht II. Markgraf von Meißen was born in 1240, in Holy Roman Empire, his father, Heinrich III. der Erlauchte von Meißen, was 25 and his mother, Constance of Austria Margravine of Meissen, was 28. He married Margaretha von Staufen in June 1255, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters.
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Media in category "Albert II, Margrave of Meissen". The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Albrecht der Entartete, Markgraf von Meißen, Brakteat, Münzstätte Gotha, CNG.jpg 325 × 155; 32 KB. Der Fürstenzug in Dresden 6.jpg 4,320 × 2,432; 6.77 MB.
Prince Albert Joseph Maria Franz-Xaver of Saxony, Duke of Saxony, Margrave of Meissen [2] (30 November 1934 [3] – 6 October 2012) [4] was the head of the Royal House of Saxony and a German historian. The fourth child and youngest son of Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen and his wife Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis, he was ...
