Berthold Albrecht
{{Short description|German businessman (1954–2012)}}
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Berthold Albrecht (14 August 1954 in Essen – 21 November 2012 in Chur) was a German businessman and one of Germany's wealthiest men. He was co-owner (with his brother Theo Albrecht Jr.) of the Aldi Nord chain of discount supermarkets, which they inherited upon the death of their father, Theo Albrecht, in July 2010. Together, the two brothers had an estimated net worth of {{USD|17.8 billion}} {{as of|2012|03|lc=y}}.
Albrecht was the chairman of the Markus Foundation. Additionally, addition, he owned Weba-Holding GmbH.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wiwo.de/koepfe-der-wirtschaft/theo-albrecht/5287024.html |title=Wirtschaftswoche |access-date=14 February 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913053738/http://www.wiwo.de/koepfe-der-wirtschaft/theo-albrecht/5287024.html |url-status=dead }}
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His uncle, Karl Albrecht, owned Aldi Süd and was Germany's wealthiest person up until his death in 2014.{{cite news|title=Berthold and Theo Jr. Albrecht|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/berthold-theo-jr-albrecht/|series=Billionaires: March 2012|work=Forbes|accessdate=2012-12-09|date=March 2012}}{{cite news|title=German Billionaire Berthold Albrecht, Heir To Aldi Markets And Trader Joe's, Dead at Age 58|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2012/12/07/german-billionaire-berthold-albrecht-heir-to-aldi-markets-and-trader-joes-dead-at-age-58/|work=Forbes|accessdate=9 December 2012|first=Kerry A.|last=Dolan}}{{cite news|title=Billionaire Aldi heir Berthold Albrecht dies at 58|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9729434/Billionaire-Aldi-heir-Berthold-Albrecht-dies-at-58.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=9 December 2012|location=London|first=Graham|last=Ruddick|date=7 December 2012}}{{cite news|title=Aldi heir Bertholdt Albrecht dies at 58|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/dec/07/aldi-heir-berthold-albrecht-dies-58|work=The Guardian|accessdate=9 December 2012|location=London|date=7 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809024421/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/dec/07/aldi-heir-berthold-albrecht-dies-58|archive-date=9 August 2014|url-status=dead}}
Berthold and his wife, Babette Albrecht, had three daughters and one son. The latter, Nicolay Albrecht, accused his mother and three sisters of embezzling money from the family trust in September 2020.{{cite web |last1=Dawkins |first1=David |title=Billionaire Aldi Family Fortune To Hit German Court As Son Sues Mother For Embezzling Funds: Reports |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddawkins/2020/09/20/billionaire-aldi-family-fortune-to-hit-german-court-as-son-sues-mother-for-embezzling-funds-reports/?sh=2d091b2121a4 |website=www.forbes.com |language=en}}
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Category:Businesspeople from Bremen (state)
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