Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
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Albert Frederick (7 May 1553 – 28 August 1618) was 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.
He was married to Marie Eleonore of Cleves, a daughter of Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and Maria of Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria (1531–1581). Maria was a daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anne of Bohemia.
Albert Frederick and Marie were parents to seven children
- Anna of Prussia (3 July 1576 - 30 August 1625). Married John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg.
- Marie of Prussia (23 January 1579 - 21 February 1649). Married Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
- Albert Frederick of Prussia (1 June - 8 October 1580).
- Sofie of Prussia (31 March 1582 - 4 December 1610). Married Jacob Kettler of Courland.
- Eleonore of Prussia (22 August 1583 - 31 March 1607).
- 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.
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-Prussia.
| Preceded by Albert |
Duke of Prussia 1568-1618 |
Succeeded by John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg |
