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Male Duke Albrecht (The Bear) of Saxony I Click to view Duke Albrecht (The Bear) of Saxony I in the family tree

Albrecht, known as The Bear, was born in 1100 in Dresden, Sachsen, Preussen, Germany.1   The Bear's father was Count Otto (The Rich) of Ascania and his mother was Princess Eilika of Saxony.  His paternal grandparents were Count Adalbert of Anhalt-Ballenstedt and Countess Adelheid of Anhalt-Ballenstedt; his maternal grandparents were Duke of Saxony Magnus Billung and Princess of Hungary Zsofia Arpad. He had a sister named Adelheid.  He was the older of the two children.  He died at the age of 70 on November 18th, 1170.1 

Family Details of The Bear's family with Sofie Brandenburg

1 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=bevangenealogy&id=I33168&style=TABLE
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http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bevangenealogy&id=I33287

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