Albrecht VII (and III and IV), Count von Mansfeld-Hinterort (June 18, 1480 in

Leipzig Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as ...

- March 4, 1560 in Neue Hütte in Leutenberg) was a German noble of the

House of Mansfeld The House of Mansfeld was a princely German house, which took its name from the town of Mansfeld in the present-day state of Saxony-Anhalt. Mansfelds were archbishops, generals, supporters as well as opponents of Martin Luther, and Habsburg admin ...

who was notable for his support of the

Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...

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Reformation in Germany People from Leipzig 1480 births 1560 deaths {{Germany-noble-stub