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George Albert of Brandenburg (20 November 1591, in Berlin – 29 November 1615, in Sonnenburg, present-day Słońsk), was Margrave of Brandenburg as George Albert II. Life. George Albert was a member of the House of Hohenzollern.
- 20 November 1591, Berlin
- John George, Elector of Brandenburg
- 29 November 1615 (aged 24), Sonnenburg (present-day Słońsk)
- Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst
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 II was the youngest son of Otto I and his second wife Ada of Holland.His father Otto I promoted and directed the foundation of German settlement in the area, which had been Slavic until the 10th century.
Stephan Warnatsch describes Otto I's children as follows: [They] continued the territorialisation drive that had been initiated [by their father] and, from the end of the 12th Century, as the influx of settlers grew stronger, and, consequently, more people were available to develop the territory, started to expand into the areas of Ruppin, and in p...
In 1205, Albert married Matilda of Groitzsch (1185–1225), daughter of the Count Conrad II of Lusatia, a member of the House of Wettin, and wife Elizabeth, from the Polish Piast dynasty. They had four children: 1. John I (born: c.1213; died: 4 April 1266) 2. Otto III "the Pious"(born: 1215; died: 9 October 1267) 3. Matilda (died: 10 June 1261), marr...
Lyon, Jonathan R. (2013). Princely Brothers and Sisters: The Sibling Bond in German Politics, 1100–1250. Cornell University Press.Johannes Schultz: Die Mark Brandenburg, Berlin Verlag, Berlin, 1961Gustav Albrecht: "Markgraf Albrecht II.", in: Hie gut Brandenburg alleweg! Geschichts- und Kulturbilder aus der Vergangenheit der Mark und aus Alt-Berlin bis zum Tode des Großen Kurfürsten, edited...Helmut Assing: Brandenburg, Anhalt und Thüringen im Mittelalter. Askanier und Ludowinger beim Aufbau fürstlicher Territorialherrschaften, Böhlau Verlag, Cologne, 1997, ISBN 3-412-02497-X- Matilda of Groitzsch
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George Albert of Brandenburg (20 November 1591, in Berlin – 29 November 1615, in Sonnenburg, present-day Słońsk ), was Margrave of Brandenburg as George Albert II. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. Life. George Albert was a member of the House of Hohenzollern.
Alberto II, margrave de Brandeburgo (h. 1177 - 25 de febrero de 1220) fue un miembro de la Casa de Ascania. Fue un margrave de Brandeburgo desde 1205 hasta su muerte en 1220.
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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.
Married firstly Princess Sophie of Legnica (ca. 1525 – 1546) daughter of Frederick II, Duke of Legnica, Brzeg, and Wohlau and secondly Margravine Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1529 – 1575), daughter of George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
