Albrecht Cardinal von Brandenburg †

Deceased

Archbishop of Mainz, Germany

Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli

Apostolic Administrator of Halberstadt

Archbishop of Magdeburg

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
28 Jun 1490		Born
4 Apr 1513	22.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of Lebus, Germany
31 Aug 1513	23.1	Selected	Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany
25 Sep 1513	23.2	Selected	Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
2 Dec 1513	23.4	Confirmed	Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany
16 Dec 1513	23.4	Confirmed	Apostolic Administrator of Halberstadt, Germany
9 Mar 1514	23.6	Selected	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
2 Jul 1514	24.0	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany
18 Aug 1514	24.1	Confirmed	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
24 Mar 1518	27.7	Elevated to Cardinal
5 Jul 1518	28.0	Installed	Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono
5 Jan 1521	30.5	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
24 Sep 1545	55.2	Died	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany

MicroData Summary
Albrecht von Brandenburg
Albrecht Cardinal von Brandenburg
(born 28 Jun 1490, died 24 Sep 1545)
Archbishop of Mainz

Consistory - March 1518: Created Cardinal
Conclave - 1521/1522: Unable to Participate
Conclave - 1523: Unable to Participate
Conclave - 1534: Unable to Participate

Event Place
Birth Place Schloß zu Cölln
Ordained Bishop Cathedral, Magdeburg, Archdiocese of Magdeburg
Death Place Martinsburg zu Mainz

a priest for 32.4 years
a bishop for 31.2 years
a cardinal for 27.5 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Dietrich von Bülow †
Bishop of Lebus
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Johannes von Schlabrendorff, O. Praem. †
Bishop of Havelberg
Bishop Hieronymus Schultz, O. Praem. †
Bishop of Brandenburg
Bishop Adolf von Anhalt-Zerbst †
Bishop of Merseburg
Bishop Johann von Schönberg †
Bishop of Naumburg

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Dietrich von Bülow †
Bishop of Lebus

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Georg von Rhein (Bayern) † (1515)
Archbishop Christoph von Braunschweig-Lüneburg † (1518)
Bishop Nikolaus Schigmers, O.S.A. † (1529)
Bishop Philipp von Flersheim † (1530)
Bishop Balthasar Maerklin † (1530)
Bishop Michael Helding † (1538)
Bishop Johannes von Weeze † (1542)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Schloß zu Cölln
Ordained Bishop	Cathedral, Magdeburg, Archdiocese of Magdeburg
Death Place	Martinsburg zu Mainz

External Link(s):

Vatican Library: 495/8419
VIAF: 42631444
WikiData: Q60951

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 24 Mar 1518
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 214, Number 17,670
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 232
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1514, Number 6
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 103, Number 8,917

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a priest for 32.4 years a bishop for 31.2 years a cardinal for 27.5 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Dietrich von Bülow † Bishop of Lebus Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Johannes von Schlabrendorff, O. Praem. † Bishop of Havelberg Bishop Hieronymus Schultz, O. Praem. † Bishop of Brandenburg Bishop Adolf von Anhalt-Zerbst † Bishop of Merseburg Bishop Johann von Schönberg † Bishop of Naumburg
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Dietrich von Bülow † Bishop of Lebus	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Georg von Rhein (Bayern) † (1515) Archbishop Christoph von Braunschweig-Lüneburg † (1518) Bishop Nikolaus Schigmers, O.S.A. † (1529) Bishop Philipp von Flersheim † (1530) Bishop Balthasar Maerklin † (1530) Bishop Michael Helding † (1538) Bishop Johannes von Weeze † (1542)