Prussia made a Protestant state by Albert von Brandenburg

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Albert of Brandenburg, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, surrenders the lands of his order to the King of Poland to form a secular, Protestant duchy of Brandenburg, with Albert as duke, under Polish suzerainty.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Prussia made a Protestant state by Albert von Brandenburg". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=9966, accessed 23 November 2024.]

9966 Prussia made a Protestant state by Albert von Brandenburg 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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