Old Prussians

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Baltic people ethnic group historical ethnic group

The Old Prussians were a now-extinct Baltic people who inhabited the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea and gave their name to the region of Prussia before being assimilated by German and Polish populations.

Aliases (1)

Balts ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baltic people → ethnic group → historical ethnic group →
assimilatedInto	German population → Lithuanian population → Polish population →
conflict	Prussian Crusade →
conqueredBy	Teutonic Knights → Teutonic Order →
continent	Europe →
culturalSphere	Baltic culture →
ethnicityStatus	extinct →
ethnogenesisPeriod	early Middle Ages →
gaveNameTo	Prussia →
inhabited	southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea →
language	Old Prussian language →
languageBranch	Western Baltic languages →
languageFamily	Baltic languages →
lastNativeSpeakersDiedOut	18th century →
locatedInThePresentDayTerritoryOf	Lithuania → Poland → Russia →
neighboringPeople	German settlers → Latvians → Lithuanians → Poles →
notableTribe	Bartians → Nadruvians → Natangians → Pogesanians → Sambians → Warmians →
partOf	Western Baltic tribes →
politicalOrganization	tribal society →
process	Germanisation → Polonisation →
region	Baltic Sea coast → Prussia →
relatedEthnicGroup	Latvians → Lithuanians → Yotvingians →
religion	Baltic paganism → pre-Christian polytheism →
resisted	Christianization by the Teutonic Order →
timeOfChristianization	13th century →
traditionalEconomy	agriculture → animal husbandry → fishing → trade →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
East Prussia → Prussia →	ethnicGroup
Slavs ("Balts") →	relatedEthnicGroup