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Charles, Karl or Carl Albrecht may refer to:
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- ↑ "Beate Heister". LittleSis. Public Accountability Initiative. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- 1 2 "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Karl Albrecht Jr". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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