University of Königsberg

The University of Königsberg (German: Albertus-Universität Königsberg) was the university of Königsberg in East Prussia. It was founded in 1544 as the world's second Protestant academy (after the University of Marburg) by Duke Albert of Prussia, and was commonly known as the Albertina.

University of Königsberg
Albertus-Universität Königsberg
Latin: Universitas Albertina
TypePublic
Active1544–1945
RectorGeorg Sabinus 1544–1547 (first)
Location,
54°42′50″N 20°30′36″E
CampusUrban

Following World War II, the city of Königsberg was transferred to the Soviet Union according to the 1945 Potsdam Agreement, and renamed Kaliningrad in 1946. The Albertina was closed and the remaining non-Lithuanian population either executed or expelled, by the terms of the Potsdam Agreement. Today, the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University in Kaliningrad claims to maintain the traditions of the Albertina.

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