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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Hans Heinrich Lammers placeOfBirth Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Erich Ludendorff placeOfBirth Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
East Prussia country Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
East Prussia country Prussia
this entity surface form: Free State of Prussia
East Prussia partOf Prussia
East Prussia wasExclaveOf Prussia
North German Confederation dominantState Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
North German Confederation memberState Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Grand Cross of the Iron Cross awardedBy Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen successor Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen annexedBy Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Johann Georg Hamann countryOfCitizenship Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Johann Georg Hamann placeOfBirth Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
German Confederation memberState Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
German Confederation dominantPower Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Battle of Wavre belligerent Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Austro-Prussian War belligerent Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Über die Anzahl der Primzahlen unter einer gegebenen Grösse countryOfPublication Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Mohrungen country Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Vennbahn railway builtBy Prussia
German Customs Union hasPart Prussia
Prussian Order of the Crown country Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Prussian Order of the Crown awardingBody Prussia
this entity surface form: Prussian monarchy
Prussian Order of the Crown awardingCountry Prussia
this entity surface form: Germany (historical state: Kingdom of Prussia)
Albert Bierstadt countryOfBirth Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
What is Enlightenment? countryOfOrigin Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach countryOfDeath Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach countryOfCitizenship Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Moses Mendelssohn placeOfDeath Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Blue Max associatedWith Prussia
Friedrich countryOfCitizenship Prussia
subject surface form: Friedrich Engels
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Johann Heinrich Lambert placeOfDeath Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Westphalia followedBy Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Johann Christoph Gottsched countryOfBirth Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Johann Christoph Gottsched citizenship Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Bütgenbach historicalRegion Prussia
Erich Honecker placeOfBirth Prussia
Grand Duchy of Lithuania successor Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
Grand Duchy of Berg successor Prussia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Prussia