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Albert I
Margrave of Meissen
Margrave of Meissen
Reign18 February 1190 – 1195
PredecessorOtto II
SuccessorEmperor Henry VI
Born1158
Died24 June 1195
Krummenhennersdorf
Burial
Altzella Abbey
SpouseSophie, daughter of Frederick, Duke of Bohemia
HouseHouse of Wettin
FatherOtto II, Margrave of Meissen
MotherHedwig of Brandenburg

Albert I, the Proud (de: Albrecht I der Stolze) (1158 – 24 June 1195), was the Margrave of Meissen from 1190 until his death in 1195. His father was Otto II, his mother Hedwig of Brandenburg. He was a member of the House of Wettin.

His father did not intend to let Albert succeed him, preferring his younger brother Dietrich. Albert did not accept this and started a war against his father and brother. In 1188, he even took his father prisoner. Under the orders of Frederick I, he had to set him free but he was able to obtain the title. Nevertheless, the conflict with his brother continued as he tried to regain the margraviate.[1][2]

Otto II, Margrave of Meissen (1156–1190) and Albert, Margrave of Meissen (1190–1195); Fürstenzug, Dresden, Germany

After Albert died in 1195 with no children to succeed him. Meissen, with its rich mines, was seized by the emperor Henry VI as a vacant fief of the empire. Dietrich finally came into possession of his inheritance in 1198, following Henry's death in 1197.[2]

Ancestors

Family of Albert I, Margrave of Meissen
16. Dietrich II of Wettin
8. Thimo the Brave, Count of Wettin
17. Mathilde of Meissen
4. Conrad, Margrave of Meissen
18. Otto of Nordheim
9. Ida of Nordheim
19. Richenza of Swabia
2. Otto II, Margrave of Meissen
20. Adalbert of Elchingen
10. Adalbert of Ravenstein
21. Ne of Achalm
5. Luitgard of Ravenstein
22. Frederick I, Duke of Swabia
11. Bertha of Hohenstaufen
23. Agnes of Germany
1. Albert I, Margrave of Meissen
24. Adalbert II, Count of Ballenstedt
12. Otto, Count of Ballenstedt
25. Adelheid of Meissen
6. Albert the Bear
26. Magnus, Duke of Saxony
13. Eilika of Saxony
27. Sophia of Hungary
3. Hedwig of Brandenburg
28. Meginhard IV of Formbach
14. Hermann I, Count of Winzenburg
29. Matilda of Reinhausen
7. Sophie of Winzenburg
15. Hedwig

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ Herbert Helbig (1953), "Albrecht I. der Stolze", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 168; (full text online)
  2. ^ a b Heinrich Theodor Flathe: Albrecht I. der Stolze. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig, 1875, p. 276 Template:De icon
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