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Prince Albrecht Of Prussia




He was born in Berlin , the son of Prince Albrecht Of Prussia (1809-1872) and his wife Marianne of the Netherlands ( 1810 - 1883 ), daughter of King William I Of The Netherlands . His father was a brother of King Friedrich Wilhelm IV Of Prussia and of Kaiser Wilhelm I Of Germany .

Albrecht entered the Prussian army in 1847 , serving in Schleswig and participating in the battles of Skalitz , Schweinschädel and Königgrätz in 1866 and in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 .

On 9 April 1873 in Berlin he married Marie of Saxe-Altenburg ( 1854 - 1898 ), daughter of Ernst I, Duke Of Saxe-Altenburg ( 1826 - 1908 ) and his wife Friederike Amalie Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau ( 1824 - 1897 ).

Their children were:

In 1885 he was chosen as regent for the Duchy of Brunswick, as Otto Von Bismarck had prevented Ernst August Of Hanover, 3rd Duke Of Cumberland , from taking office.

Prince Albrecht died at Schloss Kamenz .