The Kingdom of Prussia (German: Königreich Preußen, pronounced [ˈkøːnɪkʁaɪç ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] ) was a German kingdom that constituted the state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918. It was the driving force behind the unification of Germany in 1871 and was the leading state of the German Empire until its dissolution in 1918 . [5]
- Berlin, Königsberg (In 1806)
- Absolute monarchy (until 1848), Constitutional monarchy (from 1848)
The Kingdom of Prussia was now so large and so dominant in the new Germany that Junkers and other Prussian élites identified more and more as Germans and less as Prussians. The Kingdom ended in 1918 along with other German monarchies that were terminated by the German Revolution.
- Königsberg (1525–1701; 1806), Berlin (1701–1806; 1806–1947)
- Early modern Europe to Contemporary
El Reino de Prusia (en alemán, Königreich Preußen) fue un Estado europeo que existió desde 1701 hasta 1918. Gobernado durante toda su existencia por la rama franconiana de la dinastía Hohenzollern, originalmente estaba centrado en Brandeburgo-Prusia. No obstante, y gracias sobre todo a su poderío militar, logró expandirse territorialmente.
Prussia(/ˈprʌʃə/; German: Preußen, pronounced [ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] (listen), Old Prussian: Prūsaor Prūsija) was a series of countries. Originally it was a historically prominent German state that originated in 1525. Mostly, the name is used for the Kingdom of Prussia, which was in northern Europe. It was part of Germanyfor a while ...
- Prussian
- German (official)
- Königsberg (1525–1701), Berlin (1701–1947)
- Monarchy (until 1918), Republic
The monarchs of Prussia were members of the House of Hohenzollern who were the hereditary rulers of the former German state of Prussia from its founding in 1525 as the Duchy of Prussia. The Duchy had evolved out of the Teutonic Order , a Roman Catholic crusader state and theocracy located along the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea .
NameLifespanReign StartReign EndFrederick Ithe Mercenary King11 July 1657 – 25 February 1713 ...18 January 170125 February 1713Frederick William Ithe Soldier King14 August 1688 – 31 May 1740 ...25 February 171331 May 1740Frederick IIthe Great24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786 ...31 May 174017 August 178625 September 1744 – 16 November 1797 ...17 August 178616 November 1797- 10 April 1525
- Wilhelm II
- Albert (as Duke)
- His Majesty
Prussia, German Preussen, Polish Prusy, in European history, any of certain areas of eastern and central Europe, respectively (1) the land of the Prussians on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea, which came under Polish and German rule in the Middle Ages, (2) the kingdom ruled from 1701 by the German Hohenzollern dynasty, including Prussia ...
The Provinces of Prussia ( German: Provinzen Preußens) were the main administrative divisions of Prussia from 1815 to 1946. Prussia's province system was introduced in the Stein-Hardenberg Reforms in 1815, and were mostly organized from duchies and historical regions.