Albert III 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 I
Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Younger
Seal of Duke Albert III of Saxe-Wittenberg
Frederick I, the Belligerent or the Warlike, a member of the House of Wettin, ruled as Margrave of Meissen from 1407 and as Elector of Saxony from 1423 until his death. He secured the Saxon electorshi
Albert III of Saxe-Wittenberg
…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. Albert was probably born in the Saxon Wittenberg residence, the younger son of Duke Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg and…
Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Younger
Frederick the Warlike (left) with Ernest and Frederick II, Fürstenzug, Dresden
Tomb of Frederick I, Princes Chapel, Meissen Cathedral
Portal to the Princes Chapel, Meissen Cathedral