Albert III, Duke of Saxony
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Biography
Albert was born in Grimma as the third and youngest son (but fifth child in order of birth) of Frederick II the Gentle, Elector of Saxony, and Margarete of Austria, sister of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. Later, he was a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece.[1]
After escaping from the hands of Kunz von Kaufungen, who had abducted him together with his brother Ernest, he spent some time at the court of the emperor Frederick III in Vienna.[2]
In
Regarded as a capable soldier by the emperor, Albert (in 1475) took a prominent part in the campaign against
From 1477 a new conflict arose with king
In 1488 he was appointed
His services were rewarded in 1498 when Maximilian bestowed upon him the title of Hereditary Governor (potestat) of
Albert, who was a man of great strength and considerable skill in feats of arms, delighted in tournaments and knightly exercises. His loyalty to the emperor Frederick, and the expenses incurred in this connection, aroused some irritation among his subjects, but his rule was a period of prosperity in Saxony.[2]
Family and children
With his wife Sidonie, Albrecht had nine children:
- Sigismund of Austria, and secondly on 1497 to Duke Eric I of Brunswick-Calenberg.
- Georg "der Bärtige" (Meissen, 27 August 1471 – Dresden, 17 April 1539).
- Heinrich V "der Fromme" (Dresden, 16 March 1473 – Dresden, 18 August 1541).
- Teutonic Knights.
- Anna (Dresden, 3 August 1478 – Dresden, 1479).
- Stillborn child (1479).
- Louis (Torgau, 28 September 1481 – Torgau?, some days later / Torgau?, young after 1498) [?].
- John (born and died Torgau, 24 June 1484).
- John (Torgau, 2 December 1498 – Torgau?, some days later / Torgau?, young in September of the same year as his brother Louis) [?].
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References
- S2CID 194049308.
- ^ a b c d e f public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Albert III.". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 497–498. Endnote: See
- F. A. von Langenn, Herzog Albrecht der Beherzte, Stammvater des königlichen Hauses Sachsen (Leipzig, 1838)
- O. Sperling, Herzog Albrecht der Beherzte von Sachsen als Gubernator Frieslands (Leipzig, 1892).
- ^ a b „Gedächtnis des Landes“ der Geschichtsdatenbank Niederösterreichs, ed. (26 July 2022). "Chronik. Waffenstillstand mit König Matthias Corvinus zu St. Pölten". gedaechtnisdeslandes.at.
- ^ Susanne Wolf: [1] Die Doppelregierung Kaiser Friedrichs III. und König Maximilians (1486–1493), S. 173.
- ISBN 9780802085771.
- ^ "Albert III duke of Saxony". Britannica. Retrieved 24 July 2019.