Albert

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Albert is a common first and last name. It is also the name of many historical people. The name has its origins in the Germanic name "Adalbrecht," meaning "bright nobility."

In politics it may refer to:

Albert of Austria (disambiguation)
Albert I of Brandenburg (c. 1100-1170) Margrave of Brandenburg from 1157 to 1170 to and duke of Saxony from 1138 to 1142
Albert II, Margrave of Meissen (c. 1240 - 1314), the son of Henry III, Margrave of Meißen and Constantia of Austria
Albert of Sweden (1338-1412), king of Sweden
Albert, Duke of Saxony (1443-1500), the younger son of Frederick II the Gentle
Albert of Mainz (1490-1545), Elector and Archbishop of Mainz from 1514 to 1545 and Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1513 to 1545
Albert I, Duke of Prussia (1490 - 1568), Grand Master of the Teutonic Order before converting to Lutheranism and becaming the first duke of Ducal Prussia
Albert Alcibiades (1522 - 1557), Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Albert L'Ouvrier (1815-1895), French socialist statesman of the French Second Republic
Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819 - 1861), the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Albert, 4th duc de Broglie (1821-1901), French monarchist politician
Albert, King of Saxony (1828-1873), the eldest son of Prince John
Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848-1922), the reigning Prince of Monaco from September 10, 1889 – June 26, 1922
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence (1864-1892), member of the British Royal Family
Albert I of Belgium (1875-1934), the third King of the Belgians
Albert II of Belgium (1934-), the current King of the Belgians
Albert II, Prince of Monaco (1958-), the head of the House of Grimaldi and the current ruler of the Principality of Monaco

In geography it may refer to:

In other fields it may refer to:

719 Albert, Amor asteroid
Albert, supporting character in the early 1960s version of the Josie (later Josie and the Pussycats) comic book produced by Archie Comics
Albert (clarinet maker), a Belgian clarinet maker
Albert E. Gator, the costumed male mascot of the University of Florida Gators athletics teams
Albert Einstein (1879-1955), theoretical physicist widely regarded as the most important scientist of the 20th century
Albert Of Aix (c. 1100), historian of the first crusade
Albert Pujols, Major League Baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals
Albert Speer (1905-1981), Hitler's chief architect in Nazi Germany
Albert's Real Jamaican Foods, one of the most popular enterprise restaurants in Toronto, Ontario, Canada founded by Albert Wiggon
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, animated television series created, produced, and hosted by comedian Bill Cosby
Frank Albert Sinatra (1915-1998), American singer who is one of the most highly acclaimed male popular song vocalists of all time
Hans Albert (1921-), German philosopher
Matthew Bloom (1972-), professional wrestler who went by the name Albert.

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