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Male Albert I 'the Bear' Ballenstedt Margrave Of Brandenburg Click to view Albert I 'the Bear' Ballenstedt Margrave Of Brandenburg in the family tree

Albert I 'the Bear' was born about 1100 in ,Dresden,Dresden,Saxony.  Albert I 'the Bear''s father was Otto "The Rich" Count Of ASCANIA and his mother was Eilika Princess Of Saxony.  His paternal grandparents were Adalbert Count Of Anhalt-Ballenstedt and Adelheid von Weimar-Orlamünda; his maternal grandparents were Magnus Saxony Duke of Saxony and Zsofia Princess Of Hungary. He had two sisters named Adelheid Princess Of and Adelheid Margravine Of.  He was the second oldest of the three children.  He died on November 18th, 1170.


Albert I 'the Bear''s family with Sofie Winzenburg

‌Albert I 'the Bear' and Sofie were married in a religious ceremony in June 1124 in <Of,Dresden,Dresden,Saxony>.  They had eight sons and four daughters, named Otton I, Hermann I, Siegfried, Prince Of, Heinrich, Prince Of, Adalbert Count Of, Dietrich, Count Of, Bernhard III Duke of, Otto I Margrave Of, Christine Princess Of, Gertrud of, Hedwig, Princess Of and Adelheid, Princess Of.

1 Genealogical Department, Medieval Family Histories Unit,
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Further sources/citations:
Ancestral File (R), Ancestral File (R)

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