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& in 1255 Otho Margrave of Brandenburg gave the name of Brandenburg to a small Place in Prussia-- This War by which the Knights acquired near all Prussia being ended in 1283 an other with the Duke of Pomerania which lasted sixty Years was soon entered into--In the 15 century the Poles grew too powerful for the knights of the [[underline]] Teutonick Order [[/underline]] and forced them to give up many of the towns they had taken and to do Homage to the Polish Crown for the rest of Prussia-- In 1497 the knights wishing to them of their dependance in Poland resolved to choose their Grand Master out of Powerful Families Frederick Duke of Saxony was the first Person they pitched upon & at his Death in 1510-- the Election fell in Albert Margrave
