Albert III, Duke of Saxony
| Albert III | |
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Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Younger | |
| Duke of Saxony and Margrave of Meissen | |
| Reign | 7 September 1464 – 12 September 1500 |
| Predecessor | Frederick II |
| Successor | George |
| Hereditary Governor of Frisia | |
| Reign | 20 July 1498 – 12 September 1500 |
| Predecessor | Juw Dekama |
| Successor | Henry IV |
| Born | 31 July 1443 Grimma, Margravate of Meissen, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 12 September 1500 (aged 57) Emden, County of East Frisia, Holy Roman Empire |
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| House | Wettin (Albertine line) (Founder) |
| Father | Frederick II, Elector of Saxony |
| Mother | Margaret of Austria |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Albert III (Latin: Albertus; German: Albrecht) (31 July 1443 – 12 September 1500) was Duke of Saxony from 1464 to 1500. Known as Albert the Bold or Albert the Courageous, he founded the Albertine line of the House of Wettin. Initially, he ruled jointly with his older brother Ernest, Elector of Saxony, but upon division of Wettinian lands by the Treaty of Leipzig (1485), he became a sole ruler in his own domain, known is historiography as the Albertine Duchy of Saxony.