WI: Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach doesn't convert to Lutherism?

What happens if Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach doesn't convert to Lutherism in 1525?

Say he doesn't meet Martin Luther at Wittenburg.
 
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If Albert Duke of Brandenburg-Ansbach doesn't become a Lutheran, then neither does Prussia. In addition to the affects of Prussia staying Catholic the effects on the dynastic fortunes of his family will be totally different. When Duke Albert's first wife dies he marries a Protestant and this wont happen if he is still a Catholic. This means his children wont marry Protestants either which will prevent his heirs from obtaining Cleves and finally marrying the Duke of Brandenburg. And it will be a Duke of Brandenburg/Prussia that will create the Kingdom of Prussia.
 
If process of dispensing him from vows takes some time he could marry his cousin Jadwiga Jagiellonka (b.1513), OTL she married Joachim II of Brandenburg. If Jagiellons die out like OTL, their possible children would have best chance of getting Polish throne.
 
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