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Albert I, Duke of Lower Bavaria (German: Albrecht; 25 July 1336 - 13 De c e m ber 1404), was a feudal ruler of the counties of Holland, Hainaut, a n d Z e eland in the Low Countries. Additionally, he held a portion of the B a v a rian province of Straubing, his Bavarian ducal line's appanage and s e a t , Lower Bavaria.
Albert was born in Munich, the third son of Louis IV, Holy Roman Empero r , [ 1] by his second wife Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut and Holland. A l b e rt was originally a younger son, apportioned at best an appanage. He w a s o n ly 10 years old when his father died, leaving most of his Bavarian i n h e ritance to his eldest half-brother, Louis V, Duke of Bavaria, but al s o s o me appanages to the younger sons.
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