Albert of Mainz

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Albert of Mainz was a powerful early 16th-century German archbishop and cardinal whose controversial sale of indulgences helped spark Martin Luther’s Reformation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century Roman Catholic bishop
German noble
Roman Catholic archbishop
cardinal
human
appliesToPosition Administrator of the Diocese of Halberstadt
Archbishop of Magdeburg NERFINISHED
Archbishop of Mainz NERFINISHED
birthDate 1490-06-28
birthPlace Cölln NERFINISHED
Electorate of Brandenburg NERFINISHED
burialPlace Aschaffenburg NERFINISHED
cardinalateStart 1518
commissioned Johann Tetzel NERFINISHED
conflictWith Martin Luther NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
createdCardinalBy Pope Leo X NERFINISHED
dateReceived 1517-10-31
deathDate 1545-09-24
deathPlace Aschaffenburg NERFINISHED
Electorate of Mainz NERFINISHED
endTime 1545-09-24
era Reformation era
father John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg NERFINISHED
fullName Albrecht of Brandenburg NERFINISHED
Albrecht of Mainz NERFINISHED
Albrecht von Brandenburg NERFINISHED
givenName Albert NERFINISHED
involvedIn controversy over Johann Tetzel's preaching of indulgences
indulgence campaign to fund St. Peter's Basilica
languageOfWorkOrName German
mother Margaret of Thuringia NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Hohenzollern NERFINISHED
notableFor role in events leading to the Protestant Reformation
sale of indulgences in his territories
owedDebtTo Fugger banking house NERFINISHED
owned large collection of relics in Halle
patronOf Albrecht Dürer NERFINISHED
Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED
arts
positionHeld Administrator of the Diocese of Halberstadt
Archbishop of Magdeburg NERFINISHED
Archbishop of Mainz
Archchancellor of Germany NERFINISHED
Elector of Mainz NERFINISHED
reasonForDebt payment of papal dispensations for multiple bishoprics
received Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
sentDocument Ninety-five Theses NERFINISHED
sentTo Rome NERFINISHED
sibling Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg NERFINISHED
startTime 1513-02-08
1513-03-12
1514-03-09
title Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire

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Albert of Brandenburg alsoKnownAs Albert of Mainz