Page "Albert, Duke in Prussia" Paragraph 22

Although Albert has received relatively little recognition in German history, his dissolution of the Teutonic State caused the founding of the Duchy of Prussia ( and also the Hohenzollern dynasty ), which would eventually become arguably the most powerful German state and instrumental in uniting the whole of Germany.

Albert is therefore often seen as the father of the Prussian nation, and even as indirectly responsible for the unification of Germany.