Prussia - Wikipedia
WEBPrussia (/ ˈprʌʃə /, German: Preußen [ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] ⓘ; Old Prussian: Prūsija, Prūsa[b]) was a German state centred on the North European Plain that originated from the secularization of the State of the Teutonic Order. It formed the German Empire when it …
Prussia vs Germany: What is the difference?
WEBApr 22, 2023 · While Prussia was one of the founding states of modern Germany, there are some important differences between the two. For example, Prussia was a monarchy with a hereditary king, while Germany is a democratic republic with an elected president.
Prussia | History, Maps, Flag, & Definition | Britannica
WEBPrussia, in European history, any of three historical areas of eastern and central Europe. It is most often associated with the kingdom ruled by the German Hohenzollern dynasty, which claimed much of northern Germany and western Poland in the 18th and 19th centuries and united Germany under its leadership in 1871.
Kingdom of Prussia - Wikipedia
WEBThe Kingdom of Prussia [a] (‹See Tfd› German: Königreich Preußen, pronounced [ˈkøːnɪkʁaɪç ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] ⓘ) constituted the German state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918. [5] It was the driving force behind the unification of Germany in 1866 and was the leading state of the German Empire until its dissolution in 1918. [5]
Prussia (region) - Wikipedia
WEBPrussia (Polish: Prusy ⓘ; Lithuanian: Prūsija; Russian: Пруссия ⓘ; Old Prussian: Prūsa; ‹See Tfd› German: Preußen ⓘ; Latin: Pruthenia / Prussia / Borussia) is a historical region in Central Europe on the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, that ranges from the Vistula delta in the west to the end of the Curonian Spit in the east and extends i...
Prussia - German Empire, Hohenzollern Dynasty, Unification
WEBThe Franco-German War of 1870–71 established Prussia as the leading state in the imperial German Reich. William I of Prussia became German emperor on January 18, 1871. Subsequently, the Prussian army absorbed the other German armed forces, except the Bavarian army, which remained autonomous in peacetime.
Prussia - Encyclopedia.com
WEBJun 8, 2018 · Prussia has become a byword for Germany, but it originally developed on the southeastern Baltic shore distinct from the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire.