Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

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Albert Alcibiades
Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Reign	1527–1553
Predecessor	Casimir
Successor	George Frederick
Born	28 March 1522 Ansbach
Died	8 January 1557(1557-01-08) (aged 34) Pforzheim
House	House of Hohenzollern
Father	Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Mother	Susanna of Bavaria

Albert II (German: Albrecht; 28 March 1522 – 8 January 1557) was the margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (Brandenburg-Bayreuth) from 1527 to 1553. He was a member of the Franconian branch of the House of Hohenzollern. Because of his bellicose nature,^{[according to whom?]} Albert was given the cognomen Bellator ("the Warlike") during his lifetime. Posthumously, he became known as Alcibiades.