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Male Duke Albrecht ("the Great") von Brunswick I Click to view Duke Albrecht ("the Great") von Brunswick I in the family tree

Albrecht, known as "the Great", was born in 1236 in Braunschweig, Brunswick, Germany.  "the Great"'s father was Duke Otto von Brunswick I of Luneburg and his mother was Mathilde von Brandenburg.  His paternal grandparents were Wilhelm von Brunswick and Helene of Denmark; his maternal grandparents were Albrecht von Brandenburg II and Mathilda von Nieder-Lausitz.  He was an only child.  He died at the age of 43 on August 15th, 1279.


"the Great"'s family with Alessina Montferrat

‌"the Great" and Alessina were married in a religious ceremony in 1263.  They had a daughter named Mathilde.

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