Prussia

Prussia (German: Preußen) may refer to:

Up to the 18th century

• Prussia (region), a historical region on the Baltic that gave its name to the later Kingdom of Prussia
• Teutonic State, founded in that region by the Teutonic Order
• Prussian Confederation, an alliance of German Hanseatic cities in Prussia who rebelled against the Teutonic Knights
• Royal Prussia, a province of the Polish Crown, created by the separation of Prussia into two parts in 1466
• Duchy of Prussia, a duchy established in the eastern part of Prussia in 1525
• Brandenburg-Prussia, a state created by the personal union of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg

From the 18th century

• Prussia, a state (1701–1871) originating in Brandenburg-Prussia
• Kingdom of Prussia, a kingdom established in Brandenburg-Prussia (1701–1918)
• Province of Prussia, a province of the Kingdom of Prussia (1829–1878), created by a union of the Provinces of East and West Prussia
• Free State of Prussia, a state of Germany (1918–1945) after the abolition of the Kingdom of Prussia

East and West Prussia

• East Prussia, the eastern part of the region of Prussia
• Province of West Prussia, a province of the Kingdom of Prussia, annexed from Poland in 1772 (former Royal Prussia), re-established 1878
• 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
• 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)
• 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

• Old Prussians, Baltic tribes formerly inhabiting the region of Prussia
• Old Prussian language, their language, now extinct
• High Prussian, German dialect in East Prussia
• Low Prussian, German dialect in East Prussia

Institutions

• Prussian Army, army of the Kingdom of Prussia
• Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, a foundation (est. 1957) holding museums and libraries left behind by the former Free State of Prussia
• Evangelical State Church in Prussia, a former Protestant church body under changing names (1817–2004)
• Prussian Navy, navy of the Kingdom of Prussia
• Prussian Military Academy
• Prussian Trust, German expellee company

Other

• The village of Prussia, Saskatchewan in the Dominion of Canada. It was renamed Leader in 1917.
• Character in Hetalia: Axis Powers (Japanese webcomic/manga/anime series), Prussia.

See also

• Preußen (disambiguation)
• Preußisch (disambiguation)
• Borussia (disambiguation)
• Prussian blue (disambiguation)

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