Albrecht Achilles

Albert III Achilles (German: Albrecht III. Achilles); (9 November 1414 – 11 March 1486), often known simply as Albert Achilles, was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg. He received the nickname Achilles because of his knightly qualities. He also ruled the Principality of Ansbach. Image File history File links Albrecht_Achilles. ... Image File history File links Albrecht_Achilles. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... // Events Council of Constance begins. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (71st in leap years). ... Events Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies. ... The prince-electors or electoral princes of the Holy Roman Empire — German: Kurfürst (singular) Kurfürsten (plural) — were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Emperors of Germany. ... Coat of arms Capital Brandenburg Berlin (from 1417) Religion Roman Catholic Lutheran Calvinist Government Monarchy Margrave  - 1157–70 Albert I  - 1797–1806 Frederick William III History  - Margraviate established 3 October, 1157  - Electorate established 25 December 1356  - Brandenburg-Prussia 27 August 1618  - Kingdom of Prussia 1 January 1701  - Dissolution of the... The Wrath of Achilles, by François-Léon Benouville (1821–1859) (Musée Fabre) In Greek mythology, Achilles (also Akhilleus or Achilleus) (Ancient Greek: ) was a hero of the Trojan War, the central character and greatest warrior of Homers Iliad, which takes for its theme, not the War... The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ... The Principality of Ansbach (in German, Fürstentum Ansbach) was established at the death of Burgrave Friedrich V of Nürnberg on 21 January 1398, when his lands were partitioned between his two sons. ...

Early life

Albert was born the third son of Elector Frederick I in Tangermünde. After passing some time at the court of Emperor Sigismund, Albert took part in the war against the Hussites, and afterwards distinguished himself whilst assisting the German king, Albert II, against Poland. Frederick (German: Friedrich) I (1371–1440), Burgrave of Nuremberg as Frederick VI and Margrave of Brandenburg as Frederick I from the House of Hohenzollern. ... Linden Street in Tangermünde Tangermünde is a small town at the Elbe in the Altmark, the northeastern region of the federal state Saxony-Anhalt. ... Sigismund, aged approximately 50, depicted by unknown artist in the 1420s - the only contemporary portrait. ... The Hussites comprised an early Protestant Christian movement, followers of Jan Hus. ... Albert II of Habsburg Albert II of Habsburg (August 10, 1397 – October 27, 1439), German ruler, king of Bohemia and Hungary, and (as Albert V) duke of Austria, was born on August 10, 1397, the son of Albert IV of Habsburg, duke of Austria. ...

Reign

On the division of territory which followed his father's death in 1440, Albert received the Principality of Ansbach. Although his resources were meager, he soon took a leading place among the German princes, and was especially prominent in resisting the attempts of the towns to obtain self-government. For alternative meanings, see number 1440. ... The Principality of Ansbach (in German, Fürstentum Ansbach) was established at the death of Burgrave Friedrich V of Nürnberg on 21 January 1398, when his lands were partitioned between his two sons. ...

In 1443, he formed a league directed mainly against Nuremberg, over which members of his family had formerly exercised the rights of burgrave. It was not until 1448, however, that he found a pretext for attack. After initial military successes he was defeated at the Battle of Pillenreuther Weiher resulting in the Treaty of Bamberg (22 June 1450) which forced Albert to return all of the conquered territory and to recognize the independence of Nuremberg and its associated towns. Events Albanians, under Skanderbeg, defeat the Turks John Hunyadi defeats Turks at the Battle of Nis Vlad II Dracul begins his second term as ruler of Wallachia, succeeding Basarab II. Births January 27 - Albert, Duke of Saxony (died 1500) February 23 - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary (died 1490) May 17 - Edmund... Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg, Polish: Norymberga) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. ... Events January 5/ 6 - Christopher of Bavaria, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden dies with no designated heir leaving all three kingdoms with vacant thrones. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... // March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen. ...

Albert supported Emperor Frederick III in his struggle with the princes who desired reforms in the Holy Roman Empire, and in return for this loyalty received many marks of favour from Frederick, including extensive judicial rights which aroused considerable irritation among neighbouring rulers. Emperor Frederick III Frederick III of Habsburg (Innsbruck, September 21, 1415 – August 19, 1493 in Linz) was elected as German King as the successor of Albert II in 1440. ... The extent of the Holy Roman Empire in c. ...

In 1457, Albert arranged a marriage between his eldest son John, and Margaret, daughter of William III, Landgrave of Thuringia, who inherited the claims upon Hungary and Bohemia of her mother, a granddaughter of Emperor Sigismund. The attempt to secure these thrones for the Hohenzollerns through this marriage failed, and a similar fate befell Albert's efforts to revive in his own favour the disused title of duke of Franconia. Events University of Freiburg founded. ... The Free State of Thuringia (German: Freistaat Thüringen) is located in central Germany and is considered one of the smaller of Germanys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 km² and 2. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ... Sigismund (February 14/15, 1368 - December 9, 1437) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1433 to 1437. ... Franconia (German: Franken) is a historic region in modern Germany, which today forms three administrative regions of the German federal state of Bavaria: Lower Franconia (Unterfranken), Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken), and Upper Franconia (Oberfranken). ...

The sharp dissensions which existed among the princes over the question of reform culminated in open warfare in 1460, when Albert was confronted with a league under the leadership of the Count Palatine, Frederick I, and Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria-Landshut. Defeated in this struggle, which was concluded in 1462, Albert made an alliance with his former enemy, George of Podebrady, King of Bohemia, a step which caused Pope Paul II to place him under the ban. Duke Louis IX of Bavaria (23. ... George of Podebrady - statue in Kunštát (Czech Republic). ... Pope Paul II (February 23, 1417 – July 26, 1471), born Pietro Barbo, was Pope from 1464 until his death. ...

In 1470, Albert, who had inherited Bayreuth on the death of his brother John in 1464, became Margrave of Brandenburg owing to the abdication of his remaining brother, Elector Frederick II. He was soon actively engaged in its administration, and by the Treaty of Prenzlau in 1472 he brought Pomerania also under his supremacy. Having established his right to levy a tonnage on wines in the mark, he issued in February 1473 the Dispositio Achillea, which decreed that the Margraviate of Brandenburg should descend in its entirety to the eldest son, while the younger sons should receive the Franconian possessions of the family. Events May 15 - Charles VIII of Sweden who had served three terms as King of Sweden dies. ... The Principality of Bayreuth (German: ) or Brandenburg-Bayreuth was a reichsfrei principality in the Holy Roman Empire centered on the Bavarian city of Bayreuth. ... Events February - Christian I of Denmark and Norway who was also serving as King of Sweden is declared deposed from the later throne. ... Historically the Margrave of Brandenburg was one of the most powerful titles in the Holy Roman Empire in being one of the 4 temporal electors and so being one of only 7 lords in the empire with a say in who became the next emperor. ... Frederick II the Iron (sometimes Irontooth) (1413-1470) of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was margrave of Brandenburg, from 1440 until his abdication in 1470. ... February 20 - Orkney and Shetland are returned by Norway to Scotland, due to a defaulted dowry payment Possible discovery of Bacalao (possibly Newfoundland, North America) by João Vaz Corte-Real. ... Duchy of Pomerania ruled by the slavic dynasty of Griffits (Polish: Gryfici, German: Greiffen) was a semi-independent state in the 17th century. ...

After treating in vain for a marriage between one of his sons and Mary, daughter and heiress of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, Albert handed over the government of Brandenburg to his eldest son John, and returned to his Franconian possessions. Mary of Burgundy. ... Rogier van der Weyden painted Charles the Bold in about 1460, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece. ... The Duchy of Burgundy, today Bourgogne, has its origin in the small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saône which in 843 was allotted to Charles the Balds kingdom of West Franks. ... John of Hohenzollern (German: ) (1406 – 16 November 1464 , Baiersdorf) was an Elector of Brandenburg from the House of Hohenzollern. ...

Albert's main attention afterwards was claimed by the business of the Empire. Soon after taking part in the election of Maximilian as King of the Romans, Albert died at Frankfurt in March 1486. He left a considerable amount of treasure. King of the Romans (Latin: Rex Romanorum) was a title used by the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire before their coronation by the Pope, and later also by the heir designate of the Empire. ...

Dynastic marriages of his children

In 1474, Albert married his daughter Barbara to Henry XI, Duke of Glogau, who left his possessions on his death in 1476 to his widow with reversion to her family, an arrangement which was resisted by Henry's kinsman, John II, Duke of Sagan. Aided by King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, John of Sagan invaded Brandenburg, and the Pomeranians seized the opportunity to revolt. Under these circumstances Albert returned to Brandenburg in 1478, compelled the Pomeranians to recognize his supremacy, and, after a stubborn struggle, secured a part of Duke Henry's lands for his daughter in 1482. Matthias Corvinus as depicted in Chronica Hungarorum by Johannes de Thurocz Matthias Corvinus (Matthias the Just) (February 23, 1443 (?) – April 6, 1490) was King of Hungary, ruling between 1458 and 1490. ... Pomeranians (Pomorzanie) are a group of Slavic tribes living in historical region of Pomerania along the shore of Baltic Sea between Oder and Vistula rivers. ...

Family and children

Albert was married twice. First, he married 12 November 1446 with Margarete of Baden, daughter of Markgrave Jakob I of Baden and Catherine of Lorraine. From this marriage he had following children: November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... Events Mehmed II Sultan of the Ottoman Empire is forced to abdicate in favor of his father Murad II by the Janissaries. ... Jacob I of Baden (15 March 1407, Hachberg–13 October 1453, Mühlburg), was Margrave of Baden-Baden from 1431 to 1453. ...

1. Wolfgang, born and died in 1450.
2. John, Elector of Brandenburg.
3. Friedrich, died young.
4. Ursula (25 September 1450–25 October 1508, Breslau), married Duke Heinrich I of Münsterberg.
5. Elisabeth, (29 October 1451, Ansbach–28 March 1524, Nürtingen), married Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg.
6. Margareta (18 April 1453–27 April 1509), Abbess of St.Klara.

Margarete died 24 October 1457 and in 1458 Albert married Anna of Saxony, daughter of Frederick II, Elector of Saxony and Margarete of Austria. They children were: // March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen. ... John of Hohenzollern (German: ) (1406 – 16 November 1464 , Baiersdorf) was an Elector of Brandenburg from the House of Hohenzollern. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1508 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wrocław. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events February 3 - Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II. April 11 - Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II. June 30 - French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (88th in leap years). ... Events March 1, 1524/5 - Giovanni da Verrazano lands near Cape Fear (approx. ... Neckar waterfront Watershed of the Neckar River Watershed of the Rhine River Nürtingen is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the district of Esslingen. ... Eberhard II (presumably on February 1 in Waiblingen, 1447– February 17, 1504 on castle Lindenfels)he was count of Württemberg-Stuttgart since 1480 as Eberhard VI and Duke Eberhard II of Württemberg since 1496. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... April 2 - Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Ä°stanbul). ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 1509 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... Events University of Freiburg founded. ... Events January 24 - Matthias I Corvinus becomes king of Hungary Foundation of Magdalen College, University of Oxford George of Podebrady becomes king of Bohemia Pope Pius II becomes pope Turks sack the Acropolis Births February 15 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. ... Anna of Saxony (December 23, 1544-December 18, 1577) was the only child and heiress of Maurice, Elector of Saxony, and Agnes of Hesse. ... Frederick II, the Gentle and Elector of Saxony (1428 — 1464), was an Elector of Saxony. ... Portrait of Margaret of Austria, dressed as a widow, by Bernard van Orley The Archduchess Margaret (Margaretha) of Austria (10 January 1480 – 1 December 1530) was a Habsburg princess, the daughter of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Mary of Burgundy. ...

1. Frederick I, Margrave in Ansbach since 1486 and Bayreuth since 1495.
2. Amalie (1 October 1461, Plassenburg–3 September 1481, Baden-Baden), married Kaspar, Pfalzgraf of Zweibrücken.
3. Anna, born and died in 1462.
4. Barbara (30 May 1464, Ansbach–4 September 1515, Ansbach), married:
   1. in Berlin 11 October 1472 to Duke Henry XI of Glogau;
   2. in Frankfurt (Oder) 20 August 1476 to King Ladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary.
5. Albrecht, born and died in 1466.
6. Sibylle (31 May 1467, Ansbach–9 July 1524, Kaster), married Duke Wilhelm IV of Jülich and Berg.
7. Siegmund, Margrave in Bayreuth, (27 September 1468, Ansbach–26 February 1495, Ansbach).
8. Albrecht, born and died in 1470.
9. Georg (30 December 1472, Berlin – 5 December 1476, Kadolzburg).
10. Dorothea (12 December 1471, Berlin–13 February 1520, Bamberg), Abbess in Bamberg.
11. Elisabeth (8 April 1474, Ansbach–25 April 1507, Römhild), married Count Hermann VIII of Henneberg-Aschach.
12. Magdalene (29 July 1476, Berlin–before 4 February 1480).
13. Anastasia (14 March 1478, Ansbach–4 July 1534, Ilmenau), married Count Wilhelm VII of Henneberg-Schleusingen.

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