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Albert of Mainz

Cölln, 7 Jul 1490 – Martinsburg, 4 Oct 1545

14 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born7 Jul 1490, Cöllnnot verified1 source
  • Titleapostolic administrator, 1513or Roman Catholic Archbishop of Magdeburg, 1513 · Roman Catholic Bishop of Halberstadt, 1513 · Prince-Elector, 1514 · Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mainz, 1514–1545 · cardinal, 1518–1545not verified1 source
  • TitleRoman Catholic Bishop of Halberstadt, 1513or apostolic administrator, 1513 · Roman Catholic Archbishop of Magdeburg, 1513 · Prince-Elector, 1514 · Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mainz, 1514–1545 · cardinal, 1518–1545not verified1 source
  • TitleRoman Catholic Archbishop of Magdeburg, 1513or apostolic administrator, 1513 · Roman Catholic Bishop of Halberstadt, 1513 · Prince-Elector, 1514 · Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mainz, 1514–1545 · cardinal, 1518–1545not verified1 source
  • TitleRoman Catholic Archbishop of Mainz, 1514–1545or apostolic administrator, 1513 · Roman Catholic Archbishop of Magdeburg, 1513 · Roman Catholic Bishop of Halberstadt, 1513 · Prince-Elector, 1514 · cardinal, 1518–1545not verified1 source
  • TitlePrince-Elector, 1514or apostolic administrator, 1513 · Roman Catholic Archbishop of Magdeburg, 1513 · Roman Catholic Bishop of Halberstadt, 1513 · Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mainz, 1514–1545 · cardinal, 1518–1545not verified1 source
  • Titlecardinal, 1518–1545or apostolic administrator, 1513 · Roman Catholic Archbishop of Magdeburg, 1513 · Roman Catholic Bishop of Halberstadt, 1513 · Prince-Elector, 1514 · Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mainz, 1514–1545not verified1 source
  • Died4 Oct 1545, Martinsburgnot verified1 source
  • FatherJohn Cicero, Elector of Brandenburgnot verified1 source
  • MotherMargaret of Thuringianot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 7 Jul 1490

    Born in Cölln

  2. 1513

    Apostolic administrator

  3. 1513

    Roman Catholic Bishop of Halberstadt

  4. 1513

    Roman Catholic Archbishop of Magdeburg

  5. 1514–1545

    Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mainz

  6. 1514

    Prince-Elector

  7. 1518–1545

    Cardinal

  8. 4 Oct 1545

    Dies in Martinsburg, aged 55

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During his lifetime

He lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Cölln.

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The 1490s · Albert is born in Cölln

News and letters

Long-Distance Messenger Travel

Saxon court messengers could travel 183 Saxon miles, approximately 1500 kilometers, on horseback to deliver letters and were paid 8 pence per mile plus expenses.

News and letters

Local Courier Compensation

Local messengers, known as Amtsboten, were responsible for regional deliveries and were often compensated simply with food and beer.