Albrecht
Old Germanic name
Albrecht is a German given name, the equivalent of Albert in English.
It combines elements meaning "noble" and "bright." The name appears throughout German history, borne by princes, artists, and scholars—most famously the Renaissance painter Albrecht Dürer.
European cultural reawakening
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- NurembergGerman trial city
- woodcutRelief print from timber
- printmakingProducing images through impression
self-portrait · Praying Hands · rhinoceros · Adam and Eve · watercolor · naturalism · proportion · perspective
Central European language
- surnameHereditary family identifier
- given namePersonal name from birth
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
Prussian · Teutonic · masculine · patronymic · Heinrich · Wilhelm · aristocratic · lineage
High-ranking noble title
- BrandenburgNortheastern German federal state
- PrussiaFormer German kingdom
- Grand MasterHighest ceremonial rank holder
- secularizationReligion losing social significance
Königsberg · duchy · reformation · Protestant · medieval · crusade · knight · Holy Roman Empire
Renaissance
European cultural reawakening
printmaking · self-portrait · Praying Hands · rhinoceros · Adam and Eve · watercolor · naturalism · proportion · perspective · knight
German
Central European language
- surnameHereditary family identifier
- given namePersonal name from birth
- nobilityTitled ruling class
medieval · Prussian · Teutonic · masculine · patronymic · Heinrich · Wilhelm · aristocratic · lineage · heritage
Duke
High-ranking noble title
- BrandenburgNortheastern German federal state
- PrussiaFormer German kingdom
- Grand MasterHighest ceremonial rank holder
secularization · Königsberg · duchy · reformation · Protestant · medieval · crusade · knight · Holy Roman Empire · Saxon