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Albert, Duke of Prussia

1490 - 1568

Albert, Duke of Prussia

Albert of Prussia (German: Albrecht von Preussen; 17 May 1490 – 20 March 1568) was a German prince who was the 37th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, who after converting to Lutheranism, became the first ruler of the Duchy of Prussia, the secularized state that emerged from the former Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights. Albert was the first European ruler to establish Lutheranism, and thus Protestantism, as the official state religion of his lands. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albert, Duke of Prussia has received more than 394,903 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Albert, Duke of Prussia is the 111th most popular nobleman (up from 113th in 2019), the 516th most popular biography from Germany (down from 497th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Nobleman.

Albert, Duke of Prussia was the husband of Queen Victoria of England. He was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and was the son of Prince Albert of Prussia and Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Memorability Metrics

390k
Page Views (PV)
65.75
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
6.55
Effective Languages (L*)
2.93
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Albert, Duke of Prussia ranks 111 out of 842. Before him are Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, Hugh the Great, Pyotr Wrangel, Cleopatra of Macedon, and Élisabeth of France. After him are Princess Margaret of Connaught, Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, Felipe VI of Spain, Haakon VI of Norway, and Robert Curthose.

Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia

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Prince Andrew, Duke of York
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 105
Queen Fabiola of Belgium
1928 - 2014
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 106
Hugh the Great
898 - 956
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 107
Pyotr Wrangel
1878 - 1928
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 108
Cleopatra of Macedon
357 BC - 308 BC
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 109
Élisabeth of France
1764 - 1794
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 110
Albert, Duke of Prussia
1490 - 1568
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 111
Princess Margaret of Connaught
1882 - 1920
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 112
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
1882 - 1960
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 113
Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici
1360 - 1429
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 114
Felipe VI of Spain
1968 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 115
Haakon VI of Norway
1340 - 1380
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 116
Robert Curthose
1054 - 1134
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 117

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1490, Albert, Duke of Prussia ranks 2. Before him is Mimar Sinan. After him are Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Adrian Willaert, Olaus Magnus, Huáscar, Albert of Brandenburg, Vittoria Colonna, Ebussuud Efendi, Florian Geyer, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, and Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino. Among people deceased in 1568, Albert, Duke of Prussia ranks 4. Before him are Elisabeth of Valois, Carlos, Prince of Asturias, and Jean Parisot de Valette. After him are Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Jacques Arcadelt, Stanislaus Kostka, Andrés de Urdaneta, Sophie of Pomerania, Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn, Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Christoph, Duke of Württemberg.

Others Born in 1490

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Mimar Sinan
1490 - 1588
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 1
Albert, Duke of Prussia
1490 - 1568
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 2
Charles III, Duke of Bourbon
1490 - 1527
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 3
Adrian Willaert
1490 - 1562
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 4
Olaus Magnus
1490 - 1557
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 5
Huáscar
1490 - 1533
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 6
Albert of Brandenburg
1490 - 1545
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 7
Vittoria Colonna
1490 - 1547
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 8
Ebussuud Efendi
1490 - 1574
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 9
Florian Geyer
1490 - 1525
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 10
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda
1490 - 1573
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 11
Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino
1490 - 1538
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 12