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The new grand master, aware of his duties to the empire and to the papacy, refused to submit to the crown of Poland. As war over the order's existence appeared inevitable, Albert made strenuous efforts to secure allies and carried on protracted negotiations with Emperor Maximilian I. The ill-feeling,
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The early years of Albert's rule in Prussia were fairly prosperous. Although he had some trouble with the peasantry, the lands and treasures of the church enabled him to propitiate the nobles and for a time to provide for the expenses of the court. He did something for the furtherance of learning by
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and took the oath of allegiance to the new duke, who used his full powers to promote the doctrines of Luther. This transition did not, however, take place without protest. Summoned before the imperial court of justice, Albert refused to appear and was proscribed, while the order elected a new grand
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Albert's rule in Prussia was fairly prosperous. Although he had some trouble with the peasantry, the confiscation of the lands and treasures of the Catholic Church enabled him to propitiate the nobles and provide for the expenses of the newly established Prussian court. He was active in imperial
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to abandon the rules of his order, to marry, and to convert Prussia into a hereditary duchy for himself. This proposal, which was understandably appealing to Albert, had already been discussed by some of his relatives; but it was necessary to proceed cautiously, and he assured
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of Poland, Albert's cousin, who sent a commission to Königsberg. Skalić saved his life by flight, but Funck was executed. The question of the regency was settled, and a form of Lutheranism was adopted and declared binding on all teachers and preachers.
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doctrines. Luther for his part did not stop at the suggestion, but in order to facilitate the change made special efforts to spread his teaching among the Prussians, while Albert's brother, Margrave
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in northern Königsberg. Its main street was named Herzog-Albrecht-Allee in 1906. Its town square, König-Ottokar-Platz, was renamed Herzog-Albrecht-Platz in 1934 to match its church, the
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After some delay Sigismund assented to the offer, with the provision that Prussia should be treated as a Polish fiefdom; and after this arrangement had been confirmed by a
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in May 1548. For various reasons, however, poverty and personal inclination among others, he did not take a prominent part in the military operations of this period.
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and other princes, but as no settlement was reached Albert continued his efforts to obtain help in view of a renewal of the war. For this purpose he visited the
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of his lands. He proved instrumental in the political spread of Protestantism in its early stage, ruling the Prussian lands for nearly six decades (1510–1568).
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Osiander's appointment was the beginning of the troubles which clouded the closing years of Albert's reign. Osiander's divergence from Luther's doctrine of
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in 1526, he acted in unison with the Protestants, and was among the princes who banded and plotted together to overthrow Charles V after the issue of the
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was still a mere youth. The duke was forced to consent to a condemnation of the teaching of Osiander, and the climax came in 1566 when the
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establishing schools in every town and by freeing serfs who adopted a scholastic life. In 1544, in spite of some opposition, he founded
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by converting the Teutonic state into a Protestant and hereditary realm, the Duchy of Prussia, for which he paid homage to his uncle,
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also led to various religious and political disputes. Albert spent his final years virtually deprived of power and died at
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in 1525. Albert pledged a personal oath to the king and in return was invested with the duchy for himself and his heirs.
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created a duplicate for the wall. Another version of the "Albertus" by Lothar Sauer was included at the entrance of the
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Albert was a voluminous letter writer, and corresponded with many of the leading personages of the time.
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which began in December 1519 and devastated Prussia. Albert was granted a four-year truce early in 1521.
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to Sigismund I and was invested with the duchy for himself and his heirs on 10 February 1525.
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created a sandstone bust of Albert at the Regierungsgebäude, the administrative building for
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Elisabeth (20 May 1551 – 19 February 1596) died unmarried and without issue.
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also designed an equestrian statue of Albert located at the new campus of the Albertina.
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with the inscription: "Albert of Brandenburg, Last Grand Master, First Duke in Prussia".
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Albert was the first German noble to support Luther's ideas and in 1544 founded the
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in 1526, and acted in unison with the Protestants in plotting to overthrow Emperor
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Lucia Dorothea (8 April 1531 – 1 February 1532) died in infancy.
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Frederick Albert (5 December 1529 – 1 January 1530). died young.
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that he was anxious to reform the order and punish the knights who had adopted
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Virtually deprived of power, the duke lived for two more years, and died at
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influenced by the ravages of members of the Order in Poland, culminated in
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in May 1548. Albert established schools in every town and founded the
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of Poland and Lithuania, vanquisher of the Teutonic Knights at the
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After Osiander's death in 1552, Albert favoured a preacher named
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Lucia (3 February 1537 – 1 May 1539) died young.
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in 1544. He promoted culture and arts, patronising the works of
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Ward, A.W.; Prothero, G.W.; Leathes, Stanley, eds. (1934).
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In imperial politics Albert was fairly active. Joining the
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Turning to a more active life, Albert accompanied Emperor
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As grand master of the Teutonic Order, painting from 1522
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Albert was great-grandson of the converted pagan ruler
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Katharina (b. and d. 24 February 1528) died at birth.
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on 20 March 1568 of the plague, along with his wife.
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to protect it from the elements, while the sculptor
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in 1508 and after his return spent some time in the
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Index

Albert of Prussia
Albert of Hohenzollern

Lucas Cranach the Elder
Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
Duke Frederick of Saxony
Walter von Cronberg
Duke of Prussia
Albert Frederick of Prussia
Ansbach
Brandenburg-Ansbach
Holy Roman Empire
Bavaria
Germany
Tapiau
Prussia
Gvardeysk
Russia
Dorothea of Denmark
Anna Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Issue
among others...
Anna Sophia
Albert Frederick
House
House of Hohenzollern
Frederick I of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Sophia of Poland
Catholicism
Lutheranism

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