Albert III, Duke of Saxony

Albert III
Duke of Saxony
Reign7 September 1464 – 12 September 1500
PredecessorFrederick II
SuccessorGeorge
Margrave of Meissen
Reign7 September 1464 – 12 September 1500
PredecessorFrederick VI
SuccessorGeorge II
Born(1443-01-27)27 January 1443
Grimma
Died12 September 1500(1500-09-12) (aged 57)
Emden
Burial
SpouseSidonie Podiebrad of Bohemia
IssueCatherine, Archduchess of Austria
George, Duke of Saxony
Henry IV, Duke of Saxony
Frederick, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
HouseHouse of Wettin
FatherFrederick II, Elector of Saxony
MotherMargaret of Austria
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Albert III (German: Albrecht) (27 January 1443 – 12 September 1500) was a Duke of Saxony. He was nicknamed Albert the Bold or Albert the Courageous and founded the Albertine line of the House of Wettin.