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Albert II ( German: Albrecht; 28 March 1522 – 8 January 1557) was the margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (Brandenburg-Bayreuth) from 1527 to 1553. He was a member of the Franconian branch of the House of Hohenzollern.
Albert II Alcibiades 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 1552, when he joined.
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Albert II was the margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (Brandenburg-Bayreuth) from 1527 to 1553. He was a member of the Franconian branch of the House of Hohenzollern. Because of his bellicose nature, Albert was given the cognomen Bellator during his lifetime. Posthumously, he became known as Alcibiades.
Grabdenkmal für Markgraf Albrecht den Jüngeren von Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach genannt Alcibiades (* 28. März 1522 in Ansbach; † 8. Januar 1557 in Pforzheim), Sohn des Markgrafen Kasimir und von Susanna von Bayern.jpg 855 × 1,839; 414 KB
Feb 21, 2023 · Albert Alcibiades was the Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach from 1527 to 1553. His bellicose nature earned him the cognomen "Bellator" ("the Warlike"). He received Bayreuth in 1541, but is sometimes referred to as the Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.
Albert II (German: Albrecht; 28 March 1522 – 8 January 1557) was the Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (Brandenburg-Bayreuth) from 1527 to 1553. He was a member of the Franconian branch of the House of Hohenzollern.
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emperor. Albert II was the Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach from 1527 to 1553. Background. Albert was born at Ansbach and, having lost his father Casimir in 1527, he came under the guardianship of his uncle George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, a strong adherent of Protestantism. Career.
