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Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg

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Also known as Albert III, Albrecht III, Achilles of Germany

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Occupation: ruler
Position held: Prince-Elector
Citizenship: Margraviate of Brandenburg
Born: November 9, 1414
Died: March 11, 1486

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Albrecht III was Elector of Brandenburg from 1471 until his death, the third from the House of Hohenzollern. A member of the Order of the Swan, he received the cognomen Achilles because of his knightly qualities and virtues. He also ruled in the Franconian principalities of Ansbach from 1440 and Kulmbach from 1464.

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