Albert was born in April 1863 in Sáp and his baptism took place there in 1863.1 Albert's father was András Körtvélyesi and his mother was Erzsébet Topa. His paternal grandparents were József Körtvélyesi and Rebeka Ritók. He had two brothers and a sister, named Albert, Imre and Erzsébet. He was the oldest of the four children. He died at the age of 1 in 1864.