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  1. The Kingdom of Prussia [a] ( German: Königreich Preußen, pronounced [ˈkøːnɪkʁaɪç ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] ⓘ) constituted the German state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918. [5] It was the driving force behind the unification of Germany in 1866 and was the leading state of the German Empire until its dissolution in 1918. [5]

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  2. Prussia, in European history, any of three historical areas of eastern and central Europe. It is most often associated with the kingdom ruled by the German Hohenzollern dynasty, which claimed much of northern Germany and western Poland in the 18th and 19th centuries and united Germany under its leadership in 1871.

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  3. Learn about the history, government, and territorial expansion of the Kingdom of Prussia, a monarchy ruled by the Hohenzollern family from 1640 to 1918. Explore the role of Frederick William I, Frederick II, and Otto von Bismarck in shaping Prussia's centralized authority, military power, and influence in Europe.

  4. The Kingdom of Prussia constituted the German state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918. It was the driving force behind the unification of Germany in 1866 and was the leading state of the German Empire until its dissolution in 1918. Although it took its name from the region called Prussia, it was based in the Margraviate of Brandenburg. Its capital was Berlin.

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    Prussia, with its capital at Königsberg and then, when it became the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701, Berlin, decisively shaped the history of Germany. The name Prussia derives from the Old Prussians; in the 13th century, the Teutonic Knights – an organized Catholic medieval military order of German crusaders – conquered the lands inhabited by ...

  6. Jan 1, 2001 · Learn how Prussia, a German state on the Baltic coast, became a major European power under the Hohenzollern dynasty. Discover how Frederick I, Frederick William I and Frederick the Great shaped Prussia's history and culture.

  7. Prussia - German Empire, Hohenzollern Dynasty, Unification: The reforming impulse flagged after 1815. Frederick William III promised in May 1815 to introduce a constitution but failed to carry out his promise, and the army lost much of its new spirit. By contrast, the Prussian educational system remained the best in Europe, the University of Berlin in particular enjoying an unrivaled ...

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