Albert III of Saxony
Duke of Saxony and Margrave of Meissen
Died aged 57LeoSaxony
Biography
Albert III (Latin: Albertus; German: Albrecht) (31 July 1443 – 12 September 1500) was Duke of Saxony from 1464 to 1500. Known as Albert the Bold or Albert the Courageous, he founded the Albertine line of the House of Wettin. Initially, he ruled jointly with his older brother Ernest, Elector of Saxony, but upon division of Wettinian lands by the Treaty of Leipzig (1485), he became a sole ruler in his own domain, known is historiography as the Albertine Duchy of Saxony.
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Family
- Spouse(s)
- Sidonie of Poděbrady
- Children
- Duchess Katharina, Duchess Consort of Brunswick-LüneburgGeorge, Duke of SaxonyHenry IVFrederick of SaxonyAnne von SachsenLudwig von SachsenJohann von SachsenJohann von Sachsen
- Siblings
- Ernest of SaxonyAmalia of SaxonyAnna of Saxony, Electress of BrandenburgMargaret of SachsenHedwig, Abbess of Quedlinburg
Awards & honours (2)
- Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
- Knight in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
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- Wikidata lists 8 children of Albert III of Saxony.
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