Albert I may refer to:

* Albert I of Belgium ( 1875 – 1934 ), third King of the Belgians

* Albert I of Brandenburg ( c. 1100 – 1170 ), first Margrave of Brandenburg

* Albert I, Count of Namur ( c. 950 – 1011 ), a Belgian count

* Albert I, Count of Vermandois ( 917 – 987 ), Count of Vermandois

* Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( 1236 – 1279 ) second Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

* Albert I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst ( d. 1316 )

* Albert I, Duke of Prussia ( 1490 – 1568 ), first Duke of Prussia

* Albert I of Germany ( 1255 – 1308 ), King of Germany and Archduke of Austria

* Albert I of Käfernburg ( died 1232 ), Archbishop of Magdeburg

* Albert I, Prince of Monaco ( 1848 – 1922 )

* Albert I, the first monkey in outer space ( 1948 )

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Albert the Bear (; c. 1100 – 18 November 1170 ) was the first Margrave of Brandenburg ( as Albert I ) from 1157 to his death and was briefly Duke of Saxony between 1138 and 1142.

Albert was a loyal vassal of his relation, Lothar I, Duke of Saxony, from whom, about 1123, he received the Margraviate of Lusatia, to the east ; after Lothar became King of the Germans, he accompanied him on a disastrous expedition to Bohemia in 1126, when he suffered a short imprisonment.

) Lumumba further complicated the U.N.'s mission by initiating small `` wars '' with the secessionist province of Katanga and with South Kasai which, under Albert Kalonji, wanted to secede as well.

At the same time, on 9 July, Albert Kalonji proclaimed the independence of South Kasai.

Despite this, by September 1960, following the four-way division of the country, there were four separate armed forces: Mobotu's ANC itself, numbering about 12, 000, the South Kasai Constabulary loyal to Albert Kalonji ( 3, 000 or less ), the Katanga Gendarmerie which were part of Moise Tshombe's regime ( totalling about 10, 000 ), and the Stanleyville dissident ANC loyal to Antoine Gizenga ( numbering about 8, 000 ).

** Albert Kalonji takes the title Emperor Albert I Kalonji of South Kasai.

* December 30 – Congolese troops capture Albert Kalonji of South Kasai ( who soon escapes ).

** In the Republic of the Congo ( Léopoldville ), now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Albert Kalonji declares the independence of the " Autonomous State of South Kasai ".

Friction with Congo's other ethnic groups and encouragement by Belgian corporations hoping to keep their mining concessions led to the secession of the province of South Kasai as a separate state headed by Albert Kalonji.

In 1959, as the country approached independence, the MNC was split by internal conflicts between the left-leaning Patrice Lumumba and the moderate Albert Kalonji.

However, the country quickly plunged into the Congo Crisis, facing mutinies among the soldiers and separatism in Katanga ( led by Moise Tshombe ) and South Kasai ( led by Albert Kalonji ).

MNC members remained a major players on different sides: Albert Kalonji remained in control of Kasai, in December Lumumba's deputy Antoine Gizenga formed another rebel government at Stanleyville and in February 1961 Iléo was again appointed prime minister at Léopoldville.

* Albert Kalonji

It later split into two, MNC-L led by Lumumba and the MNC-K led by Albert Kalonji in Kasai.

* In the province of Kasaï, MNC-L and MNC-K ( Albert Kalonji, Joseph Iléo and Cyrille Adoula ) fought a duel over the first place.

Albert Kalonji, a Luba chief, was named president of South Kasai and Joseph Ngalula was appointed head of government.

* Albert Kalonji in South Kasai.

* Albert Kalonji, a Congolese politician

Shortly after independence, Albert Kalonji, a Luba tribal chief, declared himself ruler of the secessionist Mining State of South Kasai on Aug. 8, 1960, and established the city, still known as Bakwanga, as his capital.

Advisor to Patrice-Emery Lumumba of the Mouvement National Congolais ( MNC ), Tshisekedi left the MNC to follow Albert Kalonji on his secessionist adventure in Kasai, acting as Minister of Justice in the newly autonomous State of Kasai.

However, due to multiple political setbacks, and particularly the secession attempt by Albert Kalonji and his South Kasai, this decision was never implemented.

Albert Kalonji was named president of South Kasai and Joseph Ngalula was appointed head of government.

The new emperor immediately abdicated in favor of his son, who thereafter ruled South Kasai as Mulopwe ( Emperor or King ) Albert I Kalonji.