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Königsberg was the capital of eastern Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945. It was founded by the Teutonic Knights just south of the Sambian peninsula in the year 1255 AD during the Northern Crusades and named for King Ottokar II of Bohemia...
– 28 August 1618 Fischhausen) was
dukeA duke is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy. The title comes from the Latin Dux Bellorum, which had the sense of "military commander" and was employed by both the Germanic peoples themselves and by the Roman authors...
of Prussia from 1568 until his death.
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Albert Frederick ' onMouseout='HidePop("89597")' href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Königsberg">Königsberg
Königsberg was the capital of eastern Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945. It was founded by the Teutonic Knights just south of the Sambian peninsula in the year 1255 AD during the Northern Crusades and named for King Ottokar II of Bohemia...
– 28 August 1618 Fischhausen) was
dukeA duke is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy. The title comes from the Latin Dux Bellorum, which had the sense of "military commander" and was employed by both the Germanic peoples themselves and by the Roman authors...
of Prussia from 1568 until his death. He was a son of Albert of Prussia and Anna Marie of
Brunswick-LüneburgBrunswick-Lüneburg was a historical ducal state during the period from the late Middle Ages until the late Early Modern era within the North-Western domains of the Holy Roman Empire....
. He was the second and last Prussian duke of the
AnsbachAnsbach, or Anspach, originally Onolzbach, is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Ansbach is situated 25 miles southwest of Nuremberg and 90 miles north of Munich, on the Fränkische Rezat, a tributary of the Main river...
branch of the Hohenzollern family. He exhibited signs of mental disorder. In early 1578, the regency was taken over by his cousin,
George Frederick of Brandenburg-KulmbachGeorge Frederick the Elder was Margrave of Ansbach and Bayreuth, as well as Regent of Prussia. He was the son of George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and a member of the House of Hohenzollern....
(1539-1603).
Albrecht Friedrich was married in 1573 to
Marie Eleonore of ClevesMarie Eleonore of Cleves was the eldest child of Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and Maria of Austria.- Family :Her mother was the daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary. Her brother was John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg...
, a daughter of
Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-BergWilliam the Rich was a Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg .William was born in and died in Düsseldorf. He was the only son of John III, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, and Maria, Duchess of Jülich-Berg. William took over rule of his father's estates upon his death in 1539...
and
Archduchess Maria of AustriaArchduchess Maria of Austria was the daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary from the House of Habsburg....
(1531–1581). Maria was a daughter of
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman EmperorFerdinand I was a Central European monarch from the House of Habsburg. He was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558, King of Bohemia and Hungary from 1526. He ruled the Austrian hereditary lands of the Habsburgs most of his public life, at the behest of his elder brother, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and...
and
Anna of Bohemia and HungaryAnna of Bohemia and Hungary, also sometimes known as Anna Jagellonica was, by marriage to Ferdinand I, King of the Romans and later Holy Roman Emperor, Queen of the Romans.-Family:She was the elder child and only daughter of king Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary and his third...
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Albert Frederick and Marie were parents to seven children:
- Anna of Prussia (3 July 1576 – 30 August 1625). Married John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg
John Sigismund was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from the House of Hohenzollern. He also served as a Duke of Prussia....
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- Marie of Prussia (23 January 1579 – 21 February 1649). Married Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach ....
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- Albert Frederick of Prussia (1 June - 8 October 1580).
- Sofie of Prussia (31 March 1582 – 4 December 1610). Married Wilhelm Kettler
Wilhelm Kettler was the second Duke of Courland, a region of Latvia. Wilhelm ruled the eastern Courland portion of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia while his brother Friedrich ruled the western Semigallia portion.Wilhelm Kettler was the youngest son of Gotthard Kettler and his wife Anna of...
of CourlandCourland is one of the cultural and historical regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland.- Geography and climate :...
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- Eleonore of Prussia (22 August 1583 - 31 March/9 April 1607). Married Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg
Joachim Frederick from the House of Hohenzollern was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg and duke of Stettin, Pomerania, Cassubia, Vandalorum and Crossen .-Biography:...
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- Wilhelm of Prussia (23 June 1585 – 18 January 1586).
- Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (31 December 1586 – 22 February 1659). Married John George I, Elector of Saxony
John George I was Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656.-Biography:Born in Dresden, he was the second son of the Elector Christian I and Sophie of Brandenburg....
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At his death, the duchy passed to his son-in-law John Sigismund, Margrave of Brandenburg, combining the two territories under a single dynasty and forming
Brandenburg-PrussiaBrandenburg-Prussia was a German monarchy established by the personal union between the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1618.The monarchy was ruled by the branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty that had earlier ruled Brandenburg...
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