Albert I of Münsterberg-Oels ( or ; or ; 3 August 1468 – 12 July 1511) was a member of the

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and a Duke of the Silesian duchies of Münsterberg and

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and Count of Kladsko.

Life

Albert was a grandson of the King

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of Bohemia. His parents were Henry the Elder of Münsterberg and

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, daughter of the Elector Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg. In 1487, Albert married Salome (1475/76-1514), a daughter of Duke John II of

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and Großglogau. In 1488, his younger brothers

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and

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also married daughters of John II. After their father's death in 1498, the three brothers Albert, George and Charles ruled jointly at first, though each lived at his own court: Albert in

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, Georg in

, Charles in Münsterberg and after 1530 in his newly built castle in

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. The three brothers sold the County of Kladsko in 1501 to their future brother-in-law

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. However, they retained the title of "Count of Kladsko" for themselves and their descendants, until the male line of Münsterberg branch of the

died out in 1647. Albrecht and Salome had a daughter Ursula (1498–1545). In 1517, she married Henry Riesenberg (), who died in 1551.

References

* (added entry in the article ''Johann II., Herzog von Glogau und Sagan'') * (added entry in the article ''Johann II., Herzog in Schlesien und Herr zu Sagan'') * Arno Herzig, Małgorzata Ruchniewicz: ''Geschichte des Glatzer Landes'', Hamburg-Wrocław, 2006, , p. 54–59

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Albert I, Duke Of Munsterberg-Oels 1468 births 1511 deaths People from Pardubice District Dukes of Münsterberg Podiebrad family