Early History of House Hohenzollern (1200-1640) | History of Brandenburg-Prussia #4

Last week we've looked at the prehistory of the territories that would eventually be united in the state of Prussia and the Teutonic Order, the Warrior Monks that colonized it. Their atrocities left permanent marks on the lands. Yet it was the Teutonic Knights whose Grand Master, Albrecht of Brandenburg-Ansbach, in 1525, decided to use the Reformation as a pretence to secularize and claim the territories for himself and name himself 'Duke of Prussia'. It was the beginning of a long reign of the territory by the ambitious Hohenzollern clan, already Margraves of Brandenburg. This week, we'll look at the Hohenzollern dynastic history, how they became Margraves of Brandenburg and their ambition as a family. Welcome to the complete history of Prussia. ►Consider Supporting HoH: https://www.patreon.com/HouseofHistory ►My Twitter: https://twitter.com/HouseofHistory1 My videos tend to get arbitrarily demonetized. That is why I decided to open up a Patreon where people can support the channel.