Prussia

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Prussia was a historically powerful German state and kingdom that became a leading military and political force in Europe, ultimately playing a central role in the unification of Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German state
historical state
kingdom
monarchy
capital Berlin
Königsberg
coatOfArms black eagle on white field
continent Europe
country Germany
currency German gold mark
Prussian thaler
dissolvedBy Allied Control Council
endTime 1947
ethnicGroup Germans
Old Prussians
event Austro-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
Napoleonic Wars
Seven Years' War
War of the Austrian Succession
flag black and white horizontal stripes with eagle
governmentForm absolute monarchy
constitutional monarchy
headOfState Frederick II of Prussia
King of Prussia
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
William I, German Emperor
language German
leader Otto von Bismarck
notableFor bureaucratic efficiency
education reforms
military reforms
military tradition
role in German unification
officeHeldBy Otto von Bismarck
surface form: Otto von Bismarck as Minister-President of Prussia
partOf German Confederation
German Empire
Holy Roman Empire
North German Confederation
predecessor Duchy of Prussia
Electorate of Brandenburg
surface form: Margraviate of Brandenburg
religion Calvinism
Lutheranism
Protestantism
resultedIn unification of Germany in 1871
startTime 1525
1701
successor West Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany

German Empire
Poland
Russia
territoryIncludes Brandenburg
East Prussia
Rhineland
Silesia
West Prussia

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mühlhausen, Prussia country Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Mühlhausen, Prussia partOf Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Mühlhausen, Prussia sovereignState Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Mühlhausen, Prussia successorState Prussia
this entity surface form: Free State of Prussia
Duchy of Warsaw predecessor Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Duchy of Warsaw territoryTakenFrom Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Holy Alliance hasMember Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Heinrich Schliemann countryOfCitizenship Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Battle of Ligny belligerent Prussia
Robert Schumann placeOfDeath Prussia
War of the Bavarian Succession primaryBelligerent Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
War of the Bavarian Succession result Prussia
this entity surface form: Prussia prevented major territorial expansion of Austria in Bavaria
Waldeck mergedWith Prussia
Waldeck successorState Prussia
Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin usedByGovernment Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Caroline countryOfCitizenship Prussia
subject surface form: Caroline von Humboldt
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Third Silesian War conflictBetween Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Third Silesian War belligerent Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover countryOfCitizenship Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover associatedWith Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Münster historicallyPartOf Prussia
War of the First Coalition countryInvolved Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Kroll Opera House, Berlin ownedBy Prussia
this entity surface form: Prussian state
Dresden uprising of 1849 opponent Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach borderedBy Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Prussian Army country Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Les Cent-Jours opponent Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Abraham Geiger deathPlace Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Congress Poland borderedBy Prussia
Felix Mendelssohn citizenship Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Roebling countryOfBirth Prussia
subject surface form: John A. Roebling
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Arnold Sommerfeld countryOfBirth Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Reichsbank locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Reichsbank locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Prussia
this entity surface form: Free State of Prussia
Iron Cross countryOfOrigin Prussia
Iron Cross usedBy Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Polish independence movement opposedBy Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Province of West Prussia country Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Province of West Prussia partOf Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Waterloo Campaign countryInvolved Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Hansdorf, Province of Prussia country Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Behring countryOfBirth Prussia
subject surface form: Emil Adolf von Behring
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Prussian Army Medical College country Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia