The Kingdom of Prussia was a German state that existed from 1701 to 1918, taking its name from the historical region of Prussia and ruled from its capital, Berlin, by the House of Hohenzollern. Prussia grew over the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries into the dominant power among the German states, and under Otto von Bismarck it led the wars and diplomacy that unified Germany, becoming the leading state within the German Empire proclaimed in 1871. The kingdom itself was abolished in 1918 with the fall of the German monarchy at the end of the First World War.
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Status (Extant or Former) Kingdom of Prussia
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Did Prussia still exist after the Kingdom of Prussia ended in 1918?
A successor state held most of the old kingdom until the Allies abolished it in 1947.
Yes, for a time. After the fall of the Hohenzollerns in 1918, a state was created that included most of their former kingdom. The Allies abolished that state in 1947 as part of the political reorganization of Germany after its defeat in World War II.
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Franco-Prussian WarLead section (edge: participant Kingdom of Prussia)
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Kingdom of PrussiaLead section (edge: related-to German Empire)
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Additional Source Frederick the Great (Wikipedia)Lead section (edge: ruled Kingdom of Prussia)
Additional Source Wikipedia: Wilhelm I of PrussiaLead section (edge: ruled Kingdom of Prussia)
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Source Friedrich Schleiermacher (Wikipedia)Infobox: birth_placeQuote, Infobox: birth_place
Breslau, Prussian Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, Holy Roman Empire
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WikipediaLead section
was a German state that existed from 1701 to 1918
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1701
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1918
Kingdom of Prussia: Status
The kingdom itself was abolished in 1918 with the fall of the German monarchy at the end of the First World War.
- Wikipedia lead paragraph, official name/state form (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
Related To: German Empire, Lead section (edge: related-to German Empire)
It played a significant role in the unification of Germany in 1871 and was a major constituent of the German Empire until its dissolution in 1918.
In Era: The Early Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
The Kingdom of Prussia (German: Königreich Preußen, pronounced [ˈkøːnɪkʁaɪç ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] ) was a German state that existed from 1701 to 1918. It played a significant role in the unification of Germany in 1871 and was a major constituent of the German Empire until its dissolution in 1918.
In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
The Kingdom of Prussia (German: Königreich Preußen, pronounced [ˈkøːnɪkʁaɪç ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] ) was a German state that existed from 1701 to 1918. It played a significant role in the unification of Germany in 1871 and was a major constituent of the German Empire until its dissolution in 1918.
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WikipediaRuled By: Wilhelm I of Prussia, Lead section (edge: ruled Kingdom of Prussia)Quote, Ruled By: Wilhelm I of Prussia, Lead section (edge: ruled Kingdom of Prussia)
King of Prussia from 1861 and German Emperor from 1871 until his death in 1888
Wikipedia: Franco-Prussian War
WikipediaParticipant In: Franco-Prussian War, Lead section (edge: participant Kingdom of Prussia)Quote, Participant In: Franco-Prussian War, Lead section (edge: participant Kingdom of Prussia)
In the final days of the war, with German victory all but assured, the German states proclaimed their union as the German Empire under the Prussian king Wilhelm I.
Frederick the Great (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRuled By: Frederick the Great, Lead section (edge: ruled Kingdom of Prussia)Quote, Ruled By: Frederick the Great, Lead section (edge: ruled Kingdom of Prussia)
Frederick II ... was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786.
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