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Prussia (German: Preußen) was a German state that formed the German Empire in 1871.

Prussia or Prussian may also refer to:

Countries

  • State of the Teutonic Order (1230–1525), founded in the Prussian region by the Teutonic Order
  • Prussian Confederation (1440–1466), an alliance of German Hanseatic cities in Prussia who rebelled against the Teutonic Knights
  • Royal Prussia (1466–1772), a province of the Polish Crown, created by the separation of Prussia into two parts
  • Duchy of Prussia (1525–1618), a duchy established in the eastern part of Prussia
  • Brandenburg-Prussia (1618–1701), a state created by the personal union of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg

Post-1800

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

Subdivisions

  • East Prussia, the eastern part of the region of Prussia
  • West Prussia, the western 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

Institutions

Cities

See also

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