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Albert Frederick ( German: Albrecht Friedrich; Polish: Albrecht Fryderyk; 7 May 1553 – 27 August 1618) was the Duke of Prussia, from 1568 until his death. He was a son of Albert of Prussia and Anna Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He was the second and last Prussian duke of the Ansbach branch of the Hohenzollern family.
Biography: Albert Frederick was the Duke of Prussia, coming to power in 1569 after paying feudal homage to his cousin, Zygmunt August, who was then the King of Poland. While he technically reigned until 1603, though was noted to have shown signs of mental disorder since 1572.
Albrecht Friedrich (Albert Frederick), the second Duke of Prussia (Herzog von Preußen) 1568-1618, was born 29 April 1553, at Königsberg, the son of Albrecht, Duke of Prussia (1490-1568) and Anna Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1532-1568). He succeeded his father as Duke of Prussia upon his father's death in 1568.
Albert of Prussia (German: Albrecht von Preussen; 17 May 1490 – 20 March 1568) was a German prince who was the 37th grand master of the Teutonic Knights and, after converting to Lutheranism, became the first ruler of the Duchy of Prussia, the secularized state that emerged from the former Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights.
Albert of Prussia was the last Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights and the first Duke of Prussia. Since childhood, he was raised for a career in the Church but he showed equal curiosity in subjects like mathematics and science. He grew up to be a liberal and forward-thinking individual.
Albert Frederick was the second Duke of Prussia, serving in that capacity for more than five decades, into the 17th Century. He was born on May 7, 1553, in Königsberg. His father was the first Duke of Prussia, Albert I, and his mother was Anna Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
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Mar 7, 2022 · Albert Frederick (German: Albrecht Friedrich, Polish: Albrecht Fryderyk) was Duke of Prussia from 1568 until his death. He was a son of Albert of Prussia and Anna Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He was the second and last Prussian duke of the Ansbach branch of the Hohenzollern family.
