Deaths on September 12

Albert III, Duke of Saxony

Died on September 12, 1500

Albert III, Duke of Saxony (b. 1443)

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.

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Albert III, Duke of Saxony

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Events on 1500

17 Feb

Battle of Hemmingstedt
Duke Friedrich and Duke Johann attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt.
9 Mar

Treaty of Tordesillas
The fleet of Pedro Álvares Cabral leaves Lisbon for the Indies. The fleet will discover Brazil which lies within boundaries granted to Portugal in the Treaty of Tordesillas.
29 Mar

Rodrigo Borgia
Cesare Borgia is given the title of Captain General and Gonfalonier by his father Rodrigo Borgia after returning from his conquests in the Romagna.

Deaths on September 12

Albert III, Duke of Saxony

Died on September 12, 1500

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Battle of Hemmingstedt

Treaty of Tordesillas

Rodrigo Borgia