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Kingdom of Prussia Königreich Preußen (German)
1701–1918
State flag (1803–1892) Coat of arms (1701–1871)
Anthem:  Borussia "Prussia" (1820–1830) Preußenlied "Song of Prussia" (1830–1840) Royal anthem: "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" "Hail to thee in the Victor's Crown" (1795–1918)
Within the Holy Roman Empire in 1714 Within the Holy Roman Empire in 1797 Within the German Confederation in 1815 Within the North German Confederation in 1870 Within the German Empire in 1914
Status	Kingdom
Capital	Berlin Königsberg (1806–1809)
Common languages	Official: German Neo-Latin (until 1806) Minorities: Low German Danish East Frisian North Frisian Polish Kashubian Slovincian Silesian Czech Moravian Upper Sorbian Lower Sorbian Polabian (until 18th century) Lithuanian Old Prussian (until 18th century) Kursenieki Yiddish French Dutch Romani (Baltic, Sinte)
Religion	Statewide majority: Protestantism (Lutheran and Calvinist; Prussian United after 1817 (state religion)) Majority in some territories: Catholicism Other minorities: Judaism
Demonym	Prussian
Government	Absolute monarchy (until 1848) Semi-constitutional monarchy (from 1848)
King
• 1701–1713 (first)	Frederick I
• 1888–1918 (last)	Wilhelm II
Minister-President
• 1848 (first)	A. H. von Arnim-Boitzenburg
• 1918 (last)	Max von Baden
Legislature	Landtag
• Upper house	Herrenhaus
• Lower house	Abgeordnetenhaus
Historical era	New Imperialism World War I
• Coronation of Frederick I	18 January 1701
• Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire	6 August 1806
• Formation of German Confederation	8 June 1815
• Constitution adopted	5 December 1848
• North German Confederation Treaty	18 August 1866
• German Empire proclaimed	18 January 1871
• Free State of Prussia proclaimed	9 November 1918
• Abdication of Wilhelm II	28 November 1918
Area
1756	348,779 km (134,664 sq mi)
Population
• 1713	1,500,000
• 1740	2,200,000
• 1756	4,500,000
• 1786	5,800,000
• 1797	8,700,000
Currency	1701–1750 Reichsthaler 1750–1857 Thaler 1857–1873 Vereinsthaler 1873–1914 Goldmark 1914–1918 Papiermark
Preceded by Succeeded by Brandenburg-Prussia Royal Prussia Principality of Neuchâtel Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Swedish Pomerania Free City of Danzig Duchy of Warsaw Electorate of Hesse Duchy of Nassau Kingdom of Hanover Duchy of Holstein Duchy of Schleswig Saxe-Lauenburg Lands of the Bohemian Crown Duchies of Silesia County of Kladsko Free City of Frankfurt 1807: Duchy of Warsaw Free City of Danzig Canton of Neuchâtel 1918: Free State of Prussia Free City of Danzig Second Polish Republic First Czechoslovak Republic Belgium Denmark
Today part of	Germany Poland Russia Denmark Lithuania Czech Republic Belgium The Netherlands
^ Sovereign kingdom (former Ducal Prussia only 1701–1772; East Prussia, West Prussia, South Prussia, Netze District, New East Prussia, Lauenburg and Bütow Land and Starostwo of Draheim 1795–1806; East Prussia, West Prussia, Grand Duchy of Posen 1815–1866) Vassal semi-independent of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1701–1772, Lauenburg and Bütow Land and Starostwo of Draheim only) Associate of the Swiss Confederation (1707–1806, County of Neuchatel only) Vassal of the Holy Roman Empire (1701–1806, all territories except those listed above) State of the Continental System under occupation by the First French Empire (1806–1813, without the lost County of Neuchâtel and territories ceded to the Duchy of Warsaw or the Free City of Danzig) Member of the Swiss Confederation (1814–1848; County of Neuchatel 1814–1857) Federated state of the German Confederation (1815–1866, only territories previously in the Holy Roman Empire, as well as Lauenburg and Bütow Land and Starostwo of Draheim) Federated state of the North German Confederation (1866–1871, as a whole, king holding the Bundespräsidium) Federated state of the German Empire (1871–1918, as a whole, king holding the Bundespräsidium as the German Emperor) ^ Ermland West Prussia South Prussia Netze District New East Prussia Grand Duchy of Posen Province of Posen Lauenburg and Bütow Land Starostwo of Draheim Rhine Province Province of Westphalia Upper Silesia County of Glatz ^ During the North German Confederation (1866–1871) and German Empire (1871–1918), the Minister-President of Prussia was also the Chancellor of Germany. ^ Statement of Abdication of William II

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