Albrecht III, der Fromme, Herzog von Bayern-München, Duke of Bavaria-Munich.
Albrecht secretly married Agnes Bernauer, a serving made from Augsburg, in 1432. His father was against this marriage (presumably because Albrecht married beneath his rank). In 1435 Agnes, the Duchess of Bavaria-Munich, was accused of witchcraft. Her punishment was to be thrown into the Danube River and drowned. This sentence was carried out while Albrecht was away on a hunting trip.
Several years later, Albrecht married Princess Anna of Braunschweig-Grubenhagen-Einbeck; they had ten children.
Albrecht secretly married Agnes Bernauer, a serving made from Augsburg, in 1432. His father was against this marriage (presumably because Albrecht married beneath his rank). In 1435 Agnes, the Duchess of Bavaria-Munich, was accused of witchcraft. Her punishment was to be thrown into the Danube River and drowned. This sentence was carried out while Albrecht was away on a hunting trip.
Several years later, Albrecht married Princess Anna of Braunschweig-Grubenhagen-Einbeck; they had ten children.
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