Prussian Tribute

The Prussian Tribute (Polish: ho?d pruski) was the formal investment of Albert of Prussia as duke of the Polish fief of Prussia.

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Polish - Albert of Prussia - Polish - Fief - Prussia

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On February 10, 1525, Albert, a member of a cadet branch of the house of Hohenzollern, resigned his position as Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, became a Protestant, and received the title "Duke of Prussia" from Sigismund I King of Poland, Great Duke of Lithuania, and imperial duke of Silesia. In a deal partially brokered by Martin Luther (under imperial ban since 1521), Ducal Prussia became the first Protestant state, along the lines of the later religious Peace of Augsburg.

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February 10 - 1525 - Hohenzollern - Teutonic Knights - Protestant - Sigismund I - Poland - Lithuania - Silesia - Martin Luther - Ban - 1521 - Ducal Prussia - Peace of Augsburg

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