Albert of Prussia (; ) ( 17 May 1490 – 20 March 1568 ) was the 37th and last sovereign Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights and, after converting to Lutheranism, the first duke of the Duchy of Prussia, which was the first state to adopt the Lutheran faith and Protestantism as the official state religion.

Because Albert was a member of the Brandenburg-Ansbach branch of the House of Hohenzollern, it had been hoped that his election as Grand Master would reverse the decline of the Teutonic Knights since 1410 ; Duke Frederick of Saxony of the House of Wettin had been elected for the same reason.

As Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, Statue by Rudolf Siemering ( 1835 Königsberg-1905 Berlin )

Duke Frederick of Saxony, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, died in December 1510.

The new Grand Master, aware of his duties to the empire and to the papacy, refused to submit to the crown of Poland.

The Grand Master then journeyed to Wittenberg, where he was advised by Martin Luther to abandon the rules of his Order, to marry, and to convert Prussia into a hereditary duchy for himself.

Summoned before the imperial court of justice, Albert refused to appear and was proscribed, while the Order elected a new Grand Master, Walter von Cronberg, who received Prussia as a fief at the imperial Diet of Augsburg.

For want of funds, Alexander was unable to resist the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights or prevent Grand Duke of Muscovy Ivan III from ravaging Grand Duchy of Lithuania with the Tatars.

* Albert of Prussia, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order and the first duke of Prussia.

# Frederick ( b. Torgau, 26 October 1474 – d. Rochlitz, 14 December 1510 ), Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights.

On 9 June the fleet arrived off Malta, then under the ownership of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, ruled by Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim.

Duke Konrad of Masovia still was not capable to end the Prussian attacks on his territory and in 1224 began to conduct negotiations with the Teutonic Knights under Grand Master Hermann von Salza in order to strengthen his forces.

An example from the later Middle Ages is Dieudonné de Gozon, third Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, famous for slaying the dragon of Malpasso.

She had ceased to attend the meetings when she was nominated to be the first woman Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America, but the nomination was withdrawn at the request of her husband, Thomas Reggie, who said that due to the Alzheimer's progress the award and ceremony would be at best confusing and likely upsetting to her.

* 1921 – Carlo Furno, Cardinal Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

* Grand Master Seiichi Tanaka.

* 1454 – In the Thirteen Years ' War, the Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master.

# Albert of Prussia ( 17 May 1490, Ansbach – 20 March 1568, Castle Tapiau ), Grand Master of the Teutonic Order and later first Duke of Prussia.

Earlier than any other German prince or any other member of the Hohenzollern line including even his younger brother Albert, the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, he turned his eyes and heart to the new faith proceeding from Wittenberg.

However, the Templar dies " a victim to the violence of his own contending passions ," which is pronounced by the Grand Master as the judgment of God and proof of Rebecca's innocence.

* Lucas de Beaumanoir – Grand Master of the Knights Templar

However, the method of Rebecca's execution is presented as proposed by Lucas de Beaumanoir, Grand Master of the Knights Templar – a Frenchman and a fanatic, determined to root out " corruption " from the Templars.

During his term as Governor-General of New Zealand ( 1921-1923 ), he was also Grand Master of New Zealand's Grand Lodge.

The architect Francesco Zerafa designed the building and construction began in 1760 during the reign of Grand Master Manuel Pinto de Fonseca, who died two years before the building's completion.

The Valletta Waterfront, in nearby Floriana, is composed of nineteen 250 year old warehouses built by Grand Master Pinto, stretching along the water's edge and the Quay Wall.

From 1772 to 1773, Grand Master Pinto sent Baillif Sagramoso as an ambassador to Russia, with the aim of maintaining the Order's cordial relationship with the northern giant.

In 1742 he made a monumental portrait bust of Manuel Pinto de Fonseca, Grand Master of the Order of Malta.

Grand Master E. Pinto de Fonseca ( Grand Master in 1756 ) was a freemason, and others ( including Grand Master De Rohan ( 1775 to 1797 ) are reported also to have been freemasons, and influential in the spread of freemasonry in Malta.

He joined the Order of Saint John at a young age, serving as a page to the Grand Master Manuel Pinto da Fonseca.

In the Union of Horodło, signed on 2 October 1413, he decreed that the status of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was " tied to our Kingdom of Poland permanently and irreversibly " and granted the Catholic nobles of Lithuania privileges equal to those of the Polish szlachta.

It was not until 1776, however, that the formal foundation of a Bibliotheca Publica was decreed at the Chapter General of the Order convened by Grand Master de Rohan.

Initially, Grand Empress Dowager Wang decreed that Princess Dowager Fu and Emperor Ai's mother Consort Ding see him periodically, every 10 days.

Initially, Grand Empress Dowager Wang decreed that Princess Dowager Fu and Consort Ding see him periodically, every 10 days.

Pietro Leopoldo, Grand Duke of Tuscany, decreed in 1784 that all the schools of drawing in Florence be combined under one roof, the new founded Accademia di Belle Arti (" Academy of Fine Arts "), while the Academics College of the prestigious medicean institution changed its name to Accademia delle Arti del Disegno, conserving the task of artistic formation and supervision of artistic production of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

Alexander VI decreed that the Order would no longer be governed by the office of custodian and further decreed that the senior post of the Order would henceforth be raised to the rank of Grand Master, reserving this title for himself and his successors.

This sculpture is considered Giambologna's masterpiece Originally intended as nothing more than a demonstration of the artist's ability to create a complex sculptural group, its subject matter, the legendary rape of the Sabines, had to be invented after Francesco I de ' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, decreed that it be put on public display in the Loggia dei Lanzi in Piazza della Signoria, Florence.

Initially, Grand Empress Dowager Wang decreed that Princess Dowager Fu and Consort Ding see him periodically, every 10 days.

The Voyageur II, also out of Grand Portage, crosses up to three times a week, overnighting at Rock Harbor and providing transportation between popular lakeside campgrounds.

* June – The Grand Excursion takes prominent Eastern United States inhabitants from Chicago, Illinois to Rock Island, Illinois by railroad, then up the Mississippi River to St. Paul, Minnesota by steamboat.

But it was not the " Templum Domini ", as they called the Dome of the Rock, which featured on the official seals of the Order's Grand Masters ( such as Everard des Barres and Renaud de Vichiers ), rather the Rotunda of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and it was the Rotunda that became the architectural model for Templar churches across Europe.

* 2012: Hard Rock Cafe-Dubai, Dubai Sherger Duty Free Cup, Singapore Grand Prix, Men's Olympic Beach Volleyball Final, Here and Now Tour Lytham Proms,

The county is divided into twenty-four townships: Brandon, Benton, Buffalo, Burk, Clear Lake, Dell Rapids, Edison, Grand Meadow, Hartford, Highland, Humboldt, Logan, Lyons, Mapleton, Palisade, Red Rock, Sioux Falls, Split Rock, Sverdrup, Taopi, Valley Springs, Wall Lake, Wayne, Wellington.

* Grand View, located at the southeast corner of the county on a knob of Red Rock Mountain, provides scenic views of the Allegheny Front

It features beautiful views of the Grand Teton, Table Rock, and Big

* Devil's Punchbowl a county protected natural hiking preserve along Big Rock Creek similar to a miniature Grand Canyon

The town had an elementary school and high school until about 1985, and it currently is the home of White Rock Middle school, at 203 Grand Ave, serving 32 students enrolled 2008 in the 6th through 8th grades.

The more famous casino complexes were the Beau Rivage casino resort, the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino ( Biloxi ), Casino Magic, Grand Casino, Isle of Capri Casino Resort Biloxi, Boomtown Casino, President Casino Broadwater Resort, and Imperial Palace.

They are: the Grand Biloxi Casino Hotel Spa ( formerly known as Grand Casino Biloxi ), the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, the Isle of Capri Casino and Resort, the Palace Casino Resort, the IP Casino Resort Spa ( formerly known as Imperial Palace ), Treasure Bay Casino, Boomtown Casino, and the Beau Rivage, which reopened on the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

Rock Creek is located at, at the confluence of Rock Creek and the Grand River.

Wells Dam is one of the many hydroelectric dams present on the upper Columbia River including Grand Coulee Dam, Chief Joseph Dam, Rocky Reach Dam, Rock Island Dam, Wanapum Dam, and Priest Rapids Dam.

Although the track " No Hard Feelings " recently broke into the Modern Rock Top 50, their second single " Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss " ( which is featured in a Blaupunkt, a BGL Grand Wizard ad ) has started radio circulation with a music video airing limitedly on a few music channels.

* The song Renegade is feature in Grand Theft Auto 4-Episodes of Libery City on Libery Rock Radio

Born near the Grand River in Dakota Territory, he was killed by Indian agency police on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation during an attempt to arrest him and prevent him from supporting the Ghost Dance movement.

" Shove " appears on the soundtrack of the movie Tank Girl, and " Pretend We're Dead " appears on the soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and can be heard on an in-game radio station and on the music video game Rock Band 2.

" Malcolm Dome of Classic Rock stated that " from the moment that " Been There Lately " opens, there's a vibe here that was missing before " and that Ain't Life Grand showed " purpose, direction and individuality.

On March 13, 2006, Burke opened the 21st annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Grand Ballroom at the Waldorf-Astoria, with " a raucous tribute to Wilson Pickett ( class of 1991 )", who had died in January 2006.

It contains the figures of Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi and Ralph Waldo Emerson, and it is wrapped around the west wall of the Grand Lobby at 30 Rock.

Balanced Rock is one of the most popular features of Arches National Park, situated in Grand County, Utah, United States.

Some of the more famous monuments and parks in the southwest are the Grand Canyon National Park, Navajo National Monument, Four Corners Monument, Colorado National Monument, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Arches National Park, Red Rock Canyon, Big Bend National Park, and the White Sands National Monument.