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PRUSSIA - Duke Albert
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PRUSSIA - Duke Albert. Grand Master of the Teutonic Order. Albert (Lived May 16, 1490 - March 20, 1568 -- Reigned 1525-1569 ), Grand Master of the Teutonic Order and first duke of Ducal Prussia, was the third son of Frederick of Hohenzollern, prince of Ansbach and Bayreuth, and Sophia, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiello grand duke of Lithuania and king of Poland and his wife Elisabeth Habsburg. Obv.: IVSTVS EX FIDE VIVIT 1538 [shield] – Bareheaded, cuirassed bust right. Rev.: ALBER D G MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS – Eagle with open wings. , 1.84 g.
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