See also:

• ALBERT
• ALBERT (1490'1545)
• ALBERT (149o-1568)
• ALBERT (1522–1557)
• ALBERT (FRANCIS CHARLES AUGUSTUS ALBERT EMMANUEL) (1819—1861)
• ALBERT (FRIEDRICH RUDOLF ALBRECHT)
• ALBERT, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS
• ALBERT, MADAME (c. 2805—2846)

ALBERT (1490'1545)  , elector and See also:

• ARCHBISHOP (Lat. archiepiscopus, from Gr. apxceatorcoros)

archbishop of See also:

• MAINZ (Fr. Mayence)

Mainz, and archbishop of See also:

• MAGDEBURG

Magdeburg, was the younger son of See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• CICERO

Cicero, elector of See also:

• BRANDENBURG

Brandenburg, and was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 28th of See also:

• JUNE

June 1490 . Having studied at the university of See also:

• FRANKFORT

Frankfort-on-the-See also:

• ODER (Lat. Viadua; Slavonic, Vjodr)

Oder, he entered the ecclesiastical profession, and in 1513 became See also:

• ARCH
• ARCH, JOSEPH (1826– )

arch-See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

bishop of Magdeburg and See also:

• ADMINISTRATOR

administrator of the See also:

• DIOCESE (formed on Fr. diocese, in place of the Eng. form diocess—current until the 19th century—from Lat. dioecesis, med. Lat. variant diocesis, from Gr. Swucio•tc, " house-keeping," " administration," &miceas, " to keep house," " to govern ")

diocese of See also:

• HALBERSTADT

Halberstadt . In 1514 he obtained the electorate of Mainz, and in 1518 was made a See also:

• CARDINAL (Lat. cardinalis)

cardinal . Meanwhile to pay for the See also:

• PALLIUM

pallium of the see of Mainz and to See also:

• DISCHARGE (adapted from the O. Fr. discharge, modern decharge, from a med. Lat. discargare, to unload, dis- and earn care, to load, cf. " charge ")

discharge the other expenses of his See also:

• ELEVATION

elevation, See also:

• ALBERT
• ALBERT (1490'1545)
• ALBERT (149o-1568)
• ALBERT (1522–1557)
• ALBERT (FRANCIS CHARLES AUGUSTUS ALBERT EMMANUEL) (1819—1861)
• ALBERT (FRIEDRICH RUDOLF ALBRECHT)
• ALBERT, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS
• ALBERT, MADAME (c. 2805—2846)

Albert had borrowed a large sum of See also:

• MONEY

money from the Fuggers, and had obtained permission from See also:

• POPE (Gr. irarraas, post-classical Lat. papa, father)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1688–1744)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1763-1835)
• POPE, JANE (1742-1818)
• POPE, JOHN (1822-1892)
• POPE, SIR THOMAS (c. 1507-1559)

Pope See also:

• LEO
• LEO (THE LION)
• LEO, BROTHER (d. c. 1270)
• LEO, HEINRICH (1799-1878)
• LEO, JOHANNES (c. 1494-1552)
• LEO, LEONARDO (1694–1744)

Leo X. to conduct the See also:

• SALE
• SALE, GEORGE (c. 1697-1736)
• SALE, SIR ROBERT HENRY (1782—1845)

sale of indulgences in his diocese to obtain funds to repay this See also:

• LOAN (adapted from the Scandinavian form of a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Swed. Mn, Icel. lan, Dut. leen; the O.E. laen appears in " lend," the ultimate source is seen in the root of Gr. Xeiaecv and Lat. linquere, to leave)

loan . For this See also:

• WORK

work he procured the services of John See also:

• TETZEL, JOHANN (c. 1460–1519)

Tetzel, and so indirectly exercised a potent See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence on the course of the See also:

• REFORMATION
• REFORMATION, THE

Reformation . When the imperial See also:

• ELECTION
• ELECTION (from Lat. eligere, to pick out)

election of 1519 See also:

• DREW
• DREW, SAMUEL (1765-1833)

drew near, the elector's See also:

• VOTE

vote was eagerly solicited by the partisans of See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles (afterwards the See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor Charles V.) and by those of See also:

• FRANCIS
• FRANCIS (FRarrcols) OF SALES, ST (1567-1622)
• FRANCIS (Lat. Franciscus, Ital. Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr. Francois, Ger. Franz)
• FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP (174o-1818)

Francis I., See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, and he appears to have received a large amount of money for the vote which. he See also:

• CAST (from the verb meaning " to throw "; the word is Scand. in origin, cf. Dan. kaste, and Swed. kasta; " cast " in Middle Eng. took the place of the A.S. weor pan, cf. Ger. werf en)

cast eventually for Charles . Albert's large and liberal ideas, his friendship with See also:

• ULRICH

Ulrich von See also:

• HUTTEN, PHILIPP VON (c. 1511—1546)
• HUTTEN, ULRICH VON (1488—1523)

Hutten, and his See also:

• POLITICAL

political ambitions, appear to have raised hopes that he would be won over to the reformed faith; but after the Peasants' See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War of 1525 he ranged himself definitely among the supporters of Catholicism, and was among the princes who met to See also:

• CONCERT (through the French from Lat. con-, with, and certare, to strive)

concert See also:

• MEASURES

measures for its See also:

• DEFENCE
• DEFENCE (Lat. defendere, to defend)

defence at See also:

• DESSAU

Dessau in See also:

• JULY

July 1525 . His hostility towards the reformers, however, was not so extreme as that of his See also:

• BROTHER

brother See also:

• JOACHIM, JOSEPH (1831—1907)

Joachim I., elector of Brandenburg; and he appears to have exerted himself in the interests of See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace, although he was member of the See also:

• LEAGUE

league of See also:

• NUREMBERG (Ger. Nurnberg)

Nuremberg, which was formed in 1538' as a counterpoise to the league of See also:

• SCHMALKALDEN

Schmalkalden . The new doctrines nevertheless made considerable progress in his dominions, and he was compelled to See also:

• GRANT (from A.-Fr. graunter, O. Fr. greanter for creanter, popular Lat. creantare, for credentare, to entrust, Lat. credere, to believe, trust)
• GRANT, ANNE (1755-1838)
• GRANT, CHARLES (1746-1823)
• GRANT, GEORGE MONRO (1835–1902)
• GRANT, JAMES (1822–1887)
• GRANT, JAMES AUGUSTUS (1827–1892)
• GRANT, ROBERT (1814-1892)
• GRANT, SIR ALEXANDER
• GRANT, SIR FRANCIS (1803-1878)
• GRANT, SIR JAMES HOPE (1808–1895)
• GRANT, SIR PATRICK (1804-1895)
• GRANT, U
• GRANT, ULYSSES SIMPSON (1822-1885)

grant religious See also:

• LIBERTY (Lat. libertas, from liber, free)

liberty to the inhabitants of Magdeburg in return for 500,000 florins . During his latter years indeed he showed more intolerance towards the Protestants, and favoured the teaching of the See also:

• JESUITS

Jesuits in his dominions . Albert adorned the Stiftskirche at See also:

• ITALIC

Italic and the See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral at Mainz in sumptuous See also:

• FASHION (adapted from Fr. facon, agon, Lat. factio, making, facere, to do or make)

fashion, and took as his See also:

• MOTTO (an Italian word, from Late Lat. muttum, a low sound, a mutter or murmur, cf. mutere, to mutter; the Latin word also gives Fr. mot, word)

motto the words Domine, dilexi decorem domus tuae . A generous See also:

• PATRON

patron of See also:

• ART

art and learning, he counted See also:

• ERASMUS, DESIDERIUS (1466–1536)

Erasmus among his See also:

• FRIENDS, SOCIETY
• FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF

friends .

He died at See also:

• ASCHAFFENBURG

Aschaffenburg on the 24th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1545 . See J . H . Hennes, Albrecht von Brandenburg, Erzbischof von Mainz and Magdeburg (Mainz, 1858) ; J . May, Der'Kurfiirst, Kardinal, and Erzbischof Albrecht II. von Mainz and Magdeburg (See also:

• MUNICH (Ger. Munchen)

Munich, 1865—1875) ; W . Schum, Kardinal Albrecht von Mainz and See also:

• DIE
• DIE (Fr. de, from Lat. datum, given)

die Erfurter Kirchenreformation (See also:

• HALLE (known as HALLE-AN-DER-SAALE, t0 distinguish it from the small town of Halle in Westphalia)
• HALLE, SIR CHARLES (originally KARL HALLE) (1819-1895)

Halle, 1878); P . Redlich, Kardinal Albrecht von Brandenburg, and das neue Stift zu Halle (Mainz, 1900) .