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The [[Albrecht family]] is a prominent and secretive German family, part of what has been called the "[[Hübsche families]]".  
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The '''Albrecht family''' descended from a line of civil-servants, part of what has been called the "[[Hübsche families]]".
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
The family is descended from Barthold Albrecht who was a pastor born in [[1557]]. His descendants have been influential in their field of work. According to [[Forbes]], the family is worth 53.5 billion dollars.<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/albrecht-family-aldi-fortune-heirs-net-worth-secretive-lifestyle-photos-2019-3?r=US&IR=T</ref>
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The Albrecht family was among the hübsche ("courtly" or "genteel") families of Hanover since the [[17th century]], the informal third elite group after the [[nobility]] and the [[clergy]] that encompassed the higher bourgeoisie and university-educated civil servants. The family is descended from Barthold Albrecht who was a pastor born in [[1557]].<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albrecht_family&oldid=1163998526</ref>
  
The family founded [[Aldi]] (a syllabic abbreviation for ''Albrecht Diskont'') the [[supermarket]] in 1962.  
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==Ernst Albrecht==
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The immediate ancestors of [[Ernst Albrecht]] had been wealthy cotton merchants in [[Bremen]] and members of the city-state's [[Hanseatic elite]] in the [[19th century|19th]] and [[20th century|20th centuries]]. His grandmother Mary Ladson Robertson was an American of prominent planter class origin from Charleston, [[South Carolina]], and a descendant of James H. Ladson and several colonial governors.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ernst_Albrecht_(politician,_born_1930)&oldid=1173568977 -> Deutsches Geschlechterbuch vol. 17 p. 49</ref>
  
The family also own [[Trader Joe's]] in the [[United States]].  
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In [[1978]], the government of [[Ernst Albrecht]] (Minister President of the state of [[Lower Saxony]] from [[1976]] to [[1990]]) was responsible for the fictitious explosive attack on the high-security prison in Celle, which became known as the [[Celler Loch]], in order to smuggle undercover agents into the left-wing terrorist scene surrounding the [[Red Army Faction]].
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==Ursula von der Leyen==
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[[Ursula von der Leyen]] née Albrecht is the current [[President of the European Commission]] and former [[Germany/Minister/Defence|German Defence Minister]]; she is the daughter of [[Ernst Albrecht]].
  
 
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Coat of arms of the Albrecht family
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• Ursula von der Leyen.jpg Ursula von der Leyen
North German family, prominent as civil servants.

The Albrecht family descended from a line of civil-servants, part of what has been called the "Hübsche families".

History

The Albrecht family was among the hübsche ("courtly" or "genteel") families of Hanover since the 17th century, the informal third elite group after the nobility and the clergy that encompassed the higher bourgeoisie and university-educated civil servants. The family is descended from Barthold Albrecht who was a pastor born in 1557.[1]

Ernst Albrecht

The immediate ancestors of Ernst Albrecht had been wealthy cotton merchants in Bremen and members of the city-state's Hanseatic elite in the 19th and 20th centuries. His grandmother Mary Ladson Robertson was an American of prominent planter class origin from Charleston, South Carolina, and a descendant of James H. Ladson and several colonial governors.[2]

In 1978, the government of Ernst Albrecht (Minister President of the state of Lower Saxony from 1976 to 1990) was responsible for the fictitious explosive attack on the high-security prison in Celle, which became known as the Celler Loch, in order to smuggle undercover agents into the left-wing terrorist scene surrounding the Red Army Faction.

Ursula von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen née Albrecht is the current President of the European Commission and former German Defence Minister; she is the daughter of Ernst Albrecht.


 

Known members

2 of the 3 of the members already have pages here:

MemberDescription
Albrecht familyNorth German family, prominent as civil servants.
Ursula von der LeyenBilderberger President of the European Commission promoting Vaccine passports
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