Albert I, Duke of Saxony
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Albert I (German: Albrecht I; c. 1175 – 7 October 1260) was a Duke of Saxony, Angria, and Westphalia; Lord of Nordalbingia; Count of Anhalt; and Prince-elector and Archmarshal of the Holy Roman Empire. Even though his grandfather Albert the Bear had held the Saxon dukedom between 1138 and 1142, this Albert is counted as the first.[1]
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Albert I, Duke of Saxony | |
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| Born | c. 1175 |
| Died | (1260-10-07)7 October 1260 |
| Buried | Lehnin Abbey |
| Noble family | House of Ascania |
| Spouse(s) | Agnes of Austria Agnes of Thuringia Helene of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Issue | Judith of Saxony John I, Duke of Saxony Albert II, Duke of Saxony |
| Father | Bernard III, Duke of Saxony |
| Mother | Judith (Jutta) of Poland |
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