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
Duke of Prussia
Reign20 March 1568 – 27 August 1618
PredecessorAlbert
SuccessorJohn Sigismund
Born7 May 1553
Königsberg, Duchy of Prussia
Died27 August 1618(1618-08-27) (aged 65)
Fischhausen
Spouse
Marie Eleonore of Cleves
(m. 1573; died 1608)
IssueAnna, 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
HouseHohenzollern
FatherAlbert of Prussia
MotherAnna Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
ReligionLutheranism
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