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He was born at Ansbach and having lost his father in 1527 he came under the guardianship of his uncle George, prince of Ansbach, a strong adherent of Protestantism. In 1541 he received Bayreuth as his share of the family lands, and as the chief town of his principality was Kulmbach he is sometimes referred to as the margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.
His restless and turbulent nature marked him out for a military career; and having collected a small band of soldiers, he assisted the emperor
Charles V in his war with France in 1543. The Peace of Crepy inSeptember 1544 deprived him of this employment, but he had won a considerable reputation, and when Charles was preparing to attack the Schmalkaldic LeagueThe Schmalkaldic League was a defensive league of Protestant princes in the Holy Roman Empire in the mid- 16th century. The League was assembled by Philipp I of Hesse and John Frederick, Elector of Saxony at Schmalkalden in 1531, pledging to defend each o, he took pains to win Albert's assistance. Sharing in the attack on the Saxon electorate, Albert was taken prisoner at Rochlitz in March 1547Events January 16 Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. January 28 Edward VI succeeds his father Henry VIII as King of England. February 20 Edward VI of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey March 31 Henry II succeeds his fathe by John Fredeack, elector of SaxonyState Service Flag Civil Flag Statistics Capital: Dresden Area:18,338 km² Inhabitants:4,600,000 2000 pop. density:251 inh. km² Homepage: ISO 3166-2:DE-SN Politics Minister-President: Georg Milbradt ( CDU) Ruling party: CDU/ SPD Map With an area of 18,400, but was released as a result of the emperor's victory at the Battle of MühlbergBattle of Muhlberg Conflict German Reformation Wars Date April 24, 1547 Place Muhlberg, Saxony Result Imperial victory Combatants Schmalkaldic League Holy Roman Emperor Commanders Philip of Hesse Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Strength About 10 000About 10 in the succeeding April.
He then followed the fortunes of his friend Maurice of Saxony , deserted Charles, and joined the league which proposed to overthrow the emperor by an alliance with Henry II of FranceHenry II (Henri II in French ( March 31 1519 July 10 1559), a member of the Valois Dynasty, was King of France from 1547 until his death. Born in the Royal Chateau at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, the son of Francois I and Claude de France, his marriage. He took part in the subsequent campaign, but when the Treaty of Passau was signed in August
1552Events April War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. October December Unsuccessful Siege of Metz by Charles V October 2 Khanate of Kazan falls to troops of Ivan IV of Russia Russia he separated himself from his allies and began a crusadeof plunder in Franconia. Having extorted a large sum of money from the citizens of NurembergThis article is about the city in Germany. See also Nuremberg, Pennsylvania, USA. Nuremberg ( German: Nurnberg is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. It is situated on the Pegnitz river and the (Rhine-), he quarrelled with his supporter, the French king, and offered his services to the emperor. Charles, anxious to secure such a famous fighter, gladly assented to Albert's demands and gave the imperial sanction to his possession of the lands taken from the bishops of WürzburgWurzburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. Located on the Main river, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken. For the German World War II radar system of the same name see Wuerzburg radar''. The city of Wurzburg is not included in Wurzburg (d and Bamberg; and his conspicuous bravery was of great value to the emperor on the retreat from Metz in January
1553.When Charles left Germany a few weeks later, Albert renewed his depredations in Franconia. These soon became so serious that a league was formed to crush him, and Maurice of Saxony led an army against his former comrade. The rival forces met at Sievershausen on July 9 1553, and after a combat of unusual ferocity Albert was put to flight. Henry II, duke of Brunswick, then took command of the troops of the league, and after Albert had been placed under the imperial ban in December 1553 he was defeated by Duke Henry, and compelled to flee to France. He there entered the service of Henry II of France and had undertaken a campaign to regain his lands when he died at Pforzheim on January 8 1557.
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