Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
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.
Albert Frederick | |
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Duke of Prussia | |
Reign | 20 March 1568 – 27 August 1618 |
Predecessor | Albert |
Successor | John Sigismund |
Born | 7 May 1553 Königsberg, Duchy of Prussia |
Died | 27 August 1618 65) Fischhausen | (aged
Spouse |
Marie Eleonore of Cleves
(m. 1573; died 1608) |
Issue | Anna, Duchess of Prussia Marie, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Prince Albert Frederick Sophie, Duchess of Courland Eleonore, Electress of Brandenburg Prince Wilhelm Frederick Magdalene Sibylle, Electress of Saxony |
House | Hohenzollern |
Father | Albert of Prussia |
Mother | Anna Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
Religion | Lutheranism |
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