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| | Albert I, Margrave of Brandenburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Taking the title "Margrave of Brandenburg", he pressed the "crusade" against the Wends, extended the area of his mark, encouraged German migration, established bishoprics under his protection, and so became the founder of the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1157, which his heirs—the Ascanians—held until the line died out in 1320. |
 | | A feud with Henry's son, Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, was interrupted, in 1158, by a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and in 1162 Albert accompanied the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa to Italy, where he distinguished himself at the storming of Milan. |
 | | 24 October 1184), Bishop of Brandenburg in 1173-80, Archbishop of Bremen in 1180-84. |
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