Duke of Prussia

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Duke of Prussia was a hereditary noble title held by the Hohenzollern rulers of the Duchy of Prussia, which later formed the core of the Kingdom of Prussia.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Duke of Prussia canonical 13
Albert I, Duke of Prussia 3
Duke in Prussia 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ducal title
hereditary noble title
associatedDynasticState Brandenburg-Prussia
associatedWithEvent 1525 Prussian Homage
surface form: Prussian Homage (1525)
capital Königsberg
coatOfArms Black Prussian eagle on white field
coreOf Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
country Duchy of Prussia
endTime 1701
firstHolder Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Albert, Duke of Prussia
governmentForm hereditary monarchy
heldBy Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
Albert, Duke of Prussia
Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
George William, Elector of Brandenburg
Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg
John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg
heldInVassalageTo Kingdom of Poland
languageOfTitle German
lastHolder Frederick I of Prussia
Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg
locatedInPresentDay Lithuania
Poland
Russia
nobleFamily House of Hohenzollern
notPartOf Duchy of Prussia
surface form: Holy Roman Empire (as Duchy of Prussia)
overlappedWith Electorate of Brandenburg
surface form: Holy Roman Empire (as Elector of Brandenburg)
partOf Prussia
personalUnionStartTime 1618
personalUnionWith Electorate of Brandenburg
predecessor Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
region East Prussia
religion Lutheranism
startTime 1525
style His Princely Grace
successor King of Prussia
surface form: King in Prussia

King of Prussia
titleConfirmedBy Polish Crown
titleCreatedBy Secularization of the Teutonic Order state
titleCreatedUnder Treaty of Kraków (1525)
titleElevationResultedIn coronation of Frederick I as King in Prussia in 1701
usedBy House of Hohenzollern
surface form: Hohenzollern dynasty
vassalageEndedBy Treaty of Bromberg
Treaty of Bromberg
surface form: Treaty of Wehlau
vassalageEndTime 1657

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Referenced by (18)

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

Frederick I of Prussia title Duke of Prussia
University of Königsberg foundedBy Duke of Prussia
this entity surface form: Albert I, Duke of Prussia
University of Königsberg namedAfter Duke of Prussia
this entity surface form: Albert I, Duke of Prussia
University of Königsberg foundingCharterGrantedBy Duke of Prussia
this entity surface form: Albert I, Duke of Prussia
House of Hohenzollern notableTitleHeld Duke of Prussia
King of Poland alsoHeldTitle Duke of Prussia
Frederick I positionHeld Duke of Prussia
subject surface form: Frederick I of Prussia
Frederick I royalTitle Duke of Prussia
subject surface form: Frederick I of Prussia
King of Prussia precededBy Duke of Prussia
Count of Mark titleHeldConcurrentlyWith Duke of Prussia
Count of Mark titleHeldConcurrentlyWith Duke of Prussia
this entity surface form: King in Prussia
George William, Elector of Brandenburg title Duke of Prussia
this entity surface form: Duke in Prussia
Duchess of Prussia linkedTitle Duke of Prussia
Brandenburg-Prussia headOfState Duke of Prussia