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  1. Albert was born in Ansbach in Franconia as the third son of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. His mother was Sophia , daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon , [3] Grand Duke of Lithuania and king of Poland , and his wife Elisabeth of Austria .

  2. Albert of Hohenzollern, Grand Master since 1511, had in 1524 accepted Luther’s recommendation to convert the lands of the Order into a hereditary duchy. By the Treaty of Cracow (1525), guaranteed by the entire House of Brandenburg, Albert renounced his territorial claims against Poland and agreed to make East Prussia a fief of the King of Poland.

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  3. Life. Albert in a miniature of 1634. Born in Ansbach, Albert was the second son of Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1582–1625) and his wife Sophie (1594–1651), daughter of John George, Count of Solms-Laubach. On Joachim Ernst's death Albert's elder brother Frederick III succeeded him in Ansbach from 1625 onwards, initially ...

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  5. The Principality or Margraviate of (Brandenburg) Ansbach ( German: Fürstentum Ansbach or Markgrafschaft Brandenburg-Ansbach) was a free imperial principality in the Holy Roman Empire centered on the Franconian city of Ansbach. The ruling Hohenzollern princes of the land were known as margraves, as their ancestors were margraves (so the ...

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  6. Jan 15, 2017 · Source: Wikipedia Commons. Albrecht (Albert) of Brandenburg-Ansbach, 37th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order and first Duke of Prussia ( Herzog von Preußen ), was born 16 May 1490 at Ansbach, Bavaria, the son of Friedrich (Frederick) V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1460-1536) and Sofie of Poland (1464-1512), daughter of Casimir IV of Poland.

  7. Albert in a miniature of 1634. Born in Ansbach, Albert was the second son of Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1582–1625) and his wife Sophie (1594–1651), daughter of John George, Count of Solms-Laubach. On Joachim Ernst's death Albert's elder brother Frederick III succeeded him in Ansbach from 1625 onwards, initially under ...

  8. Albert II or V of Brandenburg-Ansbach (18 September 1620 - 22 October 1667) was a German prince, who was Margrave of Ansbach from 1634 until his death.. Life. Born in Ansbach, Albert was the second son of Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1582–1625) and his wife Sophie (1594–1651), daughter of John George, Count of Solms-Laubach.

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