Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach

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Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach was the last Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights who secularized the order’s Prussian territories and became the first Duke of Prussia in 1525.

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Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
duke
human
nobleman
birthDate 1490-05-17
birthPlace Ansbach
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
burialPlace Königsberg Cathedral
convertedTo Lutheranism
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Prussia
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
deathDate 1568-03-20
deathPlace Duchy of Prussia
Tapiau
educatedAt University of Frankfurt (Oder)
University of Leipzig
endTime as Duke of Prussia, 1568
as Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525
event Prussian Homage
surface form: Prussian Homage of 1525
familyName House of Hohenzollern
surface form: Hohenzollern
father Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
founded University of Königsberg
surface form: Albertina University in Königsberg
givenName Albert
influencedBy Martin Luther
memberOf House of Hohenzollern
mother Sophia Jagiellon
surface form: Sophia of Poland
nobleTitle Albert, Duke of Prussia
surface form: Duke of Prussia
notableFor becoming the first Duke of Prussia in 1525
being the last Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights in Prussia
establishing the Duchy of Prussia as a secular state
secularization of the Teutonic Order’s Prussian territories
patronOf Lutheran Reformation
surface form: Lutheran Reformation in Prussia

education
positionHeld Albert, Duke of Prussia
surface form: Duke of Prussia

Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
religion Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
residence Königsberg
Tapiau Castle
signed Treaty of Kraków (1525)
surface form: Treaty of Kraków
spouse Anna Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Dorothea of Denmark
startTime as Duke of Prussia, 1525
as Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1511
succeededBy Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
uncle Sigismund I the Old
vassalOf Kingdom of Poland
Sigismund I the Old

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Teutonic Order notableGrandMaster Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Duke of Prussia firstHolder Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach
1525 Prussian Homage hasParticipant Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach