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Kingdom of Prussia

1701 – 1918 CE · about 217 years

The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom ruled by the Hohenzollern dynasty from Berlin. Under Frederick the Great it became a major European military power, and it led German unification in 1871. It formed the largest state of the German Empire until the monarchy fell in 1918.

Key facts

Dates1701 – 1918 CE
RegionEurope & colonial empires
ContinentEurope
Typekingdom
CapitalsKönigsberg, Berlin
FounderFrederick I
Religion(s)Lutheranism, Calvinism

Before & after

Preceded by

Holy Roman Empire Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania State of the Teutonic Order Kingdom of Hanover

Followed by

German Empire Duchy of Warsaw

Sources

Dates follow widely used reference works; many ancient dates are approximate or debated. Neutral summary for general reference.