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Albert Alcibiades, 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.
Albert II Alcibiades (born March 28, 1522, Ansbach [Germany]—died Jan. 8, 1557, Baden) 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.
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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.Because of his bellicose nature, Albert during his lifetime was given the cognomen Bellator ("the Warlike").
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 (‹See Tfd› 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. Because of his bellicose nature, [according to whom?]
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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After in 1541 the ambitious Margrave Albert Alcibiades assumed the rule over Kulmbach-Bayreuth, he barged onto the battlegrounds of the Schmalkaldic War, several times switching sides between Emperor Charles V and the Lutheran princes of the Schmalkaldic League.
