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Also Known As Albrecht der Beherzte • Albert Animosus • Albert the Courageous
Born July 27, 1443 or July 31, 1443 • Saxony
Died September 12, 1500 • Emden
House / Dynasty Wettin dynasty
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Johann Christoph Blumhardt
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Pina Bausch
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Johann Georg Cotta
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