Albert biography
- NAME: Albert, Duke of Prussia
- OCCUPATION: Political Leader, Duke
- BIRTH DATE: May 17, 1490
- DEATH DATE: March 20, 1568
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Ansbach, Germany
- PLACE OF DEATH: Tapiau, Germany
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Albert was born May 17, 1490, in Ansbach, Germany. In 1510 Albert was named grand master of the Teutonic Order and thus lord of East Prussia. In 1523 the religious reformer Martin Luther advised Albert to dissolve the Teutonic Order. In the 1530s the Holy Roman emperor Charles V placed Albert under the ban of the empire. In his later years, Albert's reign became marred by violent disputes.
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