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Albrecht van Brandenburg 1490–1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1490

Birth Location: Ansbach

Death Date: 20 March 1568

Death Location: Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russian Federation

Father: Friedrich Brandenburg-Ansbach

Mother: Sofie Polen

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The story of Albrecht van Brandenburg began in 1490 in Ansbach. Albrecht van Brandenburg passed away in 1568 in Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russian Federation.

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Biography

  • The story of Albrecht van Brandenburg began in 1490 in Ansbach.
  • Albrecht van Brandenburg passed away in 1568 in Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russian Federation.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Albrecht Brandenburg's Ancestors

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Albrecht Brandenburg
1490–1568
Birth Place: Ansbach
Parents
Friedrich Frederick II Hohenzollern von Brandenburg Ansbach the Elder Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
1460–1536
Ansbach
Sofie (van) Polen
1464–1512
Grandparents
Albrecht (III Achilles , Elector of) Brandenburg
1414–1486
Tangermeunde, Saxony, Prussia
Anna (of Saxony, Electress of) Brandenburg
1436–1512
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, (Holy Roman Empire) now (Germany)
Great-Grandparents
Frederick Brandenburg
1413–1471
Friedrich Sachsen
1412–1464
Princess Habsburg
1416–1486
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Friedrich VonSachsen
1370–1428
Katharina Braunschweig-Lüneburg
1395–1442
Archduke Austria
1377–1424
Princess Masovia
1394–1429

Albrecht Brandenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1490
17 May 1490
Birth of Albrecht van Brandenburg in Ansbach
Ansbach
1568
20 March 1568
Age 78
Death of Albrecht van Brandenburg in Tapiau
Tapiau

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1490
    Event Place: Ansbach
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 March 1568
    Event Place: Tapiau
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russian Federation
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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