Prussia () was a German state that formed the German Empire in 1871.
Prussia or Prussian may also refer to:
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Prussia (region), a historical region on the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea that lent its name to the later German state
Countries
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State of the Teutonic Order (1230–1525), founded in the Prussian region by the Teutonic Order
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Prussian Confederation (1440–1466), an alliance of German Hanseatic cities in Prussia who rebelled against the Teutonic Knights
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Royal Prussia (1466–1772), a province of the Polish Crown, created by the separation of Prussia into two parts
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Duchy of Prussia (1525–1618), a duchy established in the eastern part of Prussia
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Brandenburg-Prussia (1618–1701), a state created by the personal union of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg
After 1800
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Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1918), a kingdom established in Brandenburg-Prussia
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Province of Prussia (1829–1878), a province of the Kingdom of Prussia, created by a union of the Provinces of East and West Prussia
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Free State of Prussia (1918–1945), a state of Germany after the abolition of the Kingdom of Prussia
Subdivisions
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East Prussia, the eastern part of the region of Prussia
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West Prussia, the western part of the region of Prussia
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Province of West Prussia, a province of the Kingdom of Prussia, annexed from Poland in 1772 (former Royal Prussia), re-established 1878
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Province of East Prussia, a province of the Kingdom of Prussia, created from former Ducal Prussia and Warmia in 1773, re-established 1878; an exclave of Germany after World War I
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Posen-West Prussia, a province of the Free State of Prussia (1922–1938) (the western parts of former West Prussia that were retained by Germany)
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Regierungsbezirk West Prussia, administrative region of the Province of East Prussia (1920–1938) (the eastern parts of former West Prussia that were retained by Germany)
People and languages
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Prussians, an ethnic subgroup of Germans
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Old Prussians, Baltic tribes formerly inhabiting the region of Prussia
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Old Prussian language, language of the Old Prussians, now extinct
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High Prussian, German dialect in East Prussia
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Low Prussian, German dialect in East Prussia
Institutions
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Prussian Army, army of the Kingdom of Prussia
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Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, a foundation (est. 1957) holding museums and libraries left behind by the former Free State of Prussia
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Evangelical State Church in Prussia, a former Protestant church body under changing names (1817–2004)
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Prussian Navy, navy of the Kingdom of Prussia
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Prussian Military Academy
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Prussian Trust, German expellee company
Cities
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Prussia in Saskatchewan, Canada, was renamed Leader in 1917.
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Prusia, near Oxapampa, in the central jungle of Peru
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Prussia, Iowa, in the United States.
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King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
Ships
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Prussia, a Hamburg America Line cargo steamship built in 1912
See also
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Preußen (disambiguation)
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Preußisch (disambiguation)
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Borussia (disambiguation)
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Prussian blue (disambiguation)
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Russia (disambiguation)