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Male Duke Albrecht (Der Grosse) of Brunswick I Click to view Duke Albrecht (Der Grosse) of Brunswick I in the family tree

Albrecht, known as Der Grosse, was born in 1236 in Braunschweig, Germany.1   Der Grosse's father was Duke Otto (das Kind) of Brunswick-Lhuneburg I and his mother was Princess Mathilde of Brandenburg.  His paternal grandparents were Prince Wilhelm of Saxony and Princess Helene of Denmark; his maternal grandparents were Margrave Albrecht of Brandenburg II and Princess Mathilde of Lower Lusatia. He had two brothers and six sisters, named Johann, Konrad, Matilde, Margarethe, Helene, Elisabeth, Adelheid and Agnes.  He was the fifth oldest of the nine children.  He died at the age of 43 on August 15th, 1279.1 

Family Details of Der Grosse's family with Princess Alessina of Montferrat

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