Albert III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg

Albert III
Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
Elector of Saxony
Reign1419–1422
PredecessorRudolf III
SuccessorFrederick I
Bornc. 1383
Wittenberg, Saxony
Diedbefore 12 November 1422
Wittenberg
SpouseEuphemia of Oels
HouseAscania
FatherWenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
MotherCecilia of Carrara

Albert III (German: Albrecht III.; c. 1375/1380 – before 12 November 1422) was the last Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg and Elector of Saxony from the House of Ascania. After his death, King Sigismund ceded his duchy and the Saxon electoral dignity to Margrave Frederick IV of Meissen from the House of Wettin.


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