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Kingdom of Prussia Königreich von Preußen (German) | |
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1525–1947 | |
Motto: | |
Anthem: | |
Capital | Königsberg (1525–1701) Berlin (1701–1947) |
Common languages | German (official) |
Demonym(s) | Prussian |
Government | Monarchy (until 1918), Republic |
Duke1 | |
• 1525–1568 | Albert I (first) |
• 1688–1701 | Frederick III (last) |
King1 | |
• 1701–1713 | Frederick I (first) |
• 1888–1918 | Wilhelm II (last) |
Prime Minister1, 2 | |
• 1918 | Friedrich Ebert (first) |
• 1933–1945 | Hermann Göring (last) |
Historical era | Early modern Europe to Contemporary |
• | 10 April 1525 |
27 August 1618 | |
18 January 1701 | |
9 November 1918 | |
30 January 1934 | |
• | 25 February 1947 |
Currency | Reichsthaler German gold mark (1873–1914) German Papiermark (1914–1923) Reichsmark (1924 to the Abolition of Prussia) |
Today part of | Germany Poland Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) Lithuania Denmark Belgium Czech Republic Switzerland |
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Prussia (/ˈprʌʃə/; German: Preußen, pronounced [ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] ( listen), Old Prussian: Prūsa or 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 Germany for a while, and it included land in Poland, France, and Lithuania. The name "Prussian" has had a lot of different meanings in the past and now: