ALBERT of METZ. — Franciscan theologian of the early 14th century. Bachelor of Theology at Paris (1302–1303), he was exiled for refusing to participate in the action against Boniface VIII. Gundisalvo, Minister General of the Order, recommended him, together with Duns Scotus, for a chair at the University of Paris (Ascoli Piceno, 18 Nov. 1304), though this was probably unsuccessful. In 1307 he appears to have been custos of his Order at Trier.
Most of the writings attributed to him are lost. Munich, Lat. 8717 (ff. 1037–104) contains a disputed question *De principio individuationis*. B. Hauréau published in *Notices et extraits… de la Bibl. Nat.*, IV (Paris 1892), pp. 20–28, some excerpts from his sermons. Stefano Bruleler, at the end of the 15th century, cites a commentary on the Four Books of the *Sentences*. A commentary on Aristotle’s *Metaphysics* is also attributed to him.