NOBLEMAN

Albert I of Germany

1255 - 1308

Photo of Albert I of Germany

Icon of person Albert I of Germany

Albert I of Habsburg (German: Albrecht I.) (July 1255 – 1 May 1308) was a Duke of Austria and Styria from 1282 and King of Germany from 1298 until his assassination. He was the eldest son of King Rudolf I of Germany and his first wife Gertrude of Hohenberg. Sometimes referred to as 'Albert the One-eyed' because of a battle injury that left him with a hollow eye socket and a permanent snarl. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albert I of Germany is the 61st most popular nobleman (up from 113th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 57th in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Nobleman.

Albert I of Germany is most famous for being the first monarch of the House of Wittelsbach. He was also the first German King to be crowned in Aachen Cathedral.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Albert I of Germany by language

Loading...

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Albert I of Germany ranks 61 out of 1,415. Before him are Ramesses III, Ramesses I, Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Ludovico Sforza, and Felipe VI of Spain. After him are Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, Edgar Ætheling, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and Raynald of Châtillon.

Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1255, Albert I of Germany ranks 2. Before him is Duccio. After him are Adolf of Germany, George, Emperor of Trebizond, Reginald I of Guelders, Elizabeth of Hungary, Queen of Serbia, Ferdinand de la Cerda, Andrey of Gorodets, and Dino Compagni. Among people deceased in 1308, Albert I of Germany ranks 1. After him are Duns Scotus, Mesud II, Emperor Go-Nijō, Chungnyeol of Goryeo, George I of Bulgaria, Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Clare of Montefalco, Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse, Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Hayton of Corycus, and Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of Sicily.

Others Born in 1255

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1308

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Albert I of Germany ranks 23 out of 1,015. Before him are K. Alex Müller (1927), Élie Ducommun (1833), Johann Bernoulli (1667), Francesco Borromini (1599), Diego Garcia (null), and Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1945). After him are Johanna Spyri (1827), Alberto Giacometti (1901), Heinrich Rohrer (1933), Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921), Conrad Gessner (1516), and Bruno Ganz (1941).

Others born in Switzerland

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among NOBLEMEN In Switzerland

Among noblemen born in Switzerland, Albert I of Germany ranks 1. After him are Rudolf II, Count of Habsburg (1168), Françoise-Louise de Warens (1699), Princess Elena of Romania (1950), Henry, Duke of Parma (1873), and Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein (1969).

Swiss born Noblemen

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous