RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Albert of Brandenburg

1490 - 1545

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Albert von Brandenburg (German: Albrecht von Brandenburg; 28 June 1490 – 24 September 1545) was a German cardinal, elector, Archbishop of Mainz from 1514 to 1545, and Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1513 to 1545. Through his notorious sale of indulgences, he became the catalyst for Martin Luther's Reformation and its staunch opponent. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albert of Brandenburg is the 761st most popular religious figure (down from 753rd in 2019), the 770th most popular biography from Germany (up from 815th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Religious Figure.

Albert of Brandenburg is most famous for being the first Margrave of Brandenburg. He was a member of the House of Ascania and a descendant of Albert the Bear, the first Margrave of Brandenburg.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Albert of Brandenburg ranks 761 out of 3,187. Before him are Muhammad al-Jawad, Martin Bucer, Frances of Rome, Norbert of Xanten, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, and Victor of Aveyron. After him are Nicolaus Zinzendorf, Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, Leonardo Sandri, Émile Benveniste, Ananias of Damascus, and Nikephoros I of Constantinople.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1490, Albert of Brandenburg ranks 8. Before him are Albert, Duke of Prussia, Adrian Willaert, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Vittoria Colonna, Huáscar, and Olaus Magnus. After him are Florian Geyer, Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, Properzia de' Rossi, Ebussuud Efendi, and Françoise d'Alençon. Among people deceased in 1545, Albert of Brandenburg ranks 5. Before him are Hans Holbein the Younger, Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal, Hans Baldung, and Injong of Joseon. After him are Elizabeth of Austria, Peter Faber, Sher Shah Suri, Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, and Nikola Jurišić.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Albert of Brandenburg ranks 770 out of 7,253. Before him are Christoph Martin Wieland (1733), George V of Hanover (1819), Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752), Werner Mölders (1913), Ernst Heinrich Weber (1795), and Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia (1883). After him are Anna Seghers (1900), Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1914), Johann Ambrosius Bach (1645), Nicolaus Zinzendorf (1700), Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1784), and Thomas Anders (1963).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Albert of Brandenburg ranks 16. Before him are Pope Victor II (1018), Thomas à Kempis (1380), Bruno of Cologne (1030), Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774), Rabanus Maurus (780), and Conrad Schumann (1942). After him are Nicolaus Zinzendorf (1700), Johann Tetzel (1460), Gertrude the Great (1256), Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1947), Margot Frank (1926), and Mechtilde (1241).

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