Albert of Saxe-Wittenberg, Duke of Lüneburg

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Albert of Saxe-Wittenberg
Albert of Saxe-Wittenberg, miniature of 1442
Bornbefore 1350
Died(1385-06-28)28 June 1385
Wittenberg
Noble familyHouse of Ascania
Spouse(s)Catherine of Anhalt-Bernburg
FatherOtto of Saxe-Wittenberg
MotherElisabeth of Brünswick-Lüneburg

Albert of Saxe-Wittenberg (German: Albrecht von Sachsen-Wittenberg; died 28 June 1385 in Wittenberg) was born as the son of Otto (d. 30 March 1350), a younger son of the prince-elector Rudolf I of Saxe-Wittenberg, and his (Otto's) wife Elisabeth, daughter of Duke William II of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In 1370 he succeeded his (maternal) grandfather as the Duke or Prince of Lüneburg.