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Albert, last grand master of the Teutonic Knights from 1510 to 1525, first duke of Prussia (from 1525), a Protestant German ruler known chiefly for ending the Teutonic Knights’ government of East Prussia and founding a hereditary dukedom in its place. Albert was the third son of Frederick of.

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.

Grand Master of Teutonic Knights, granted the title of Duke of Prussia: Hohenzollern: Albert Frederick 7 May 1553 – 27 August 1618 (aged 65) 20 March 1568: 27 August 1618: Son of Albert: Hohenzollern: John Sigismund 8 November 1572 – 23 December 1619 (aged 47) 27 August 1618: 23 December 1619

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.

Died: August 28, 1618 (aged 65) Historical Events 1569-07-19 Albert Frederick becomes Duke of Prussia Famous Prussians Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben 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....