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Historical region on the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea in Europe
Prussia 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
Prussia_(region)
Government region of Prussia from 1920 to 1939
The West Prussia Region (German: Regierungsbezirk Westpreußen) was a government region (Regierungsbezirk) of Prussia from 1920 until 1939. The regional
West_Prussia_(region)
Historical province (1829–1878)
Second Peace of Thorn established Royal Prussia in the region that approximately corresponded to the future West Prussia. It was a province of the Crown of
Province_of_Prussia
Province of Prussia
Prussian Province Posen–West Prussia. Its eastern territory became part of East Prussia as the Region of West Prussia. West Prussia's provincial capital alternated
West_Prussia
Historic province of Prussia and Germany
of Prussia until 1945. Its capital city was Königsberg (present-day Kaliningrad, Russia). East Prussia was the main part of the region of Prussia along
East_Prussia
Historical state (1525–1701)
Prusy Książęce) was a duchy in the region of Prussia established as a result of secularization of the Monastic Prussia, the territory that remained under
Duchy_of_Prussia
Topics referred to by the same term
Empire in 1871. Prussia or Prussian may also refer to: Prussia (region), a historical region on the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea that lent its
Prussia_(disambiguation)
Historical Baltic tribal group
Prussians or simply Prussians were a Baltic people that inhabited the region of Prussia, on the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea between the Vistula Lagoon
Old_Prussians
German state from 1525 to 1947
ruled Prussia, expanding its size with the Prussian Army. Prussia, with its capital at Königsberg and then, when it became the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701
Prussia
Baltic state, 1226–1561
Northern Crusades in the region of Prussia. In 1237, the Livonian Brothers of the Sword merged with the Teutonic Order of Prussia and became known as its
State_of_the_Teutonic_Order
Periods of Prussian history while under Russian control (1758-63, 1945-present)
Russian Prussia refers to two periods in the history of Prussia. Since 1991 Russian Prussia has been a synonym for Kaliningrad Oblast. During the Seven
Russian_Prussia
Exclave of Russia bounded by Poland, Lithuania, and the Baltic Sea
is a semi-exclave on the Baltic Sea within the historical Baltic region of Prussia, bordered by Poland to the south, Lithuania to the north and east
Kaliningrad_Oblast
The monarchs of Prussia were members of the House of Hohenzollern who were the hereditary rulers of the former German state of Prussia from its founding
List_of_Prussian_monarchs
German state (1701–1918)
dissolution in 1918. The Kingdom of Prussia took its name from the historical region of Prussia, and controlled most of said region, although it was based in the
Kingdom_of_Prussia
1947 dissolution of Prussia
The abolition of Prussia occurred on 25 February 1947 by decree of the Allied Control Council, the governing authority of post-World War II occupied Germany
Abolition_of_Prussia
1466 division of Prussia
The Partition of Prussia (German: Teilung Preußens) in 1466 was the territorial settlement established by the Second Peace of Thorn, which ended the Thirteen
Partition_of_Prussia
Subdivisions 1815–1947
The Provinces of Prussia (German: Provinzen Preußens) were the main administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1815 to 1947. Provinces constituted
Provinces_of_Prussia
Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States
of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I and American Baptist Churches USA. The community of King of Prussia developed at the crossroads of two significant
King_of_Prussia,_Pennsylvania
Prussian province created in 1922
of Posen–West Prussia (German: Grenzmark Posen-Westpreußen; Polish: Marchia Graniczna Poznańsko-Zachodniopruska) was a province of Prussia that existed
Posen–West_Prussia
Administrative division of Nazi Germany
of West Prussia, the territory was not identical. Unlike the former Prussian province, the Reichsgau included the Bromberg (Bydgoszcz) region in the south
Reichsgau_Danzig-West_Prussia
Historical region
Lower Prussia (Polish: Prusy Dolne; German: Niederland, lit. Low land) is a part of the historical region of Prussia, divided between Kaliningrad Oblast
Lower_Prussia
Former region in Prussia
The Danzig Region (Regierungsbezirk Danzig) was a government region, within the Prussian Provinces of West Prussia and Prussia. The regional capital was
Danzig_(region)
Ethnic group
the amber trade, Sambia was the richest and most densely populated region of Prussia. It provides a wealth of artifacts from the Bronze Age, including
Sambians
1918–1947 constituent state of Germany
The Free State of Prussia (German: Freistaat Preußen, pronounced [ˈfʁaɪʃtaːt ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] ) was one of the constituent states of the Weimar Republic from
Free_State_of_Prussia
Governmental district of Prussia from 1815 to 1945
The Marienwerder Region (German: Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder) was a government region (Regierungsbezirk) of Prussia from 1815 until 1920 and again 1939–1945
Marienwerder_(region)
Title used by the Prussian kings from 1701 to 1772
the region of Prussia; the westernmost fragment constituted the part of Royal Prussia east of the Vistula, held along with the title King of Prussia by
King_in_Prussia
Constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire from 1618 to 1701
Brandenburg–Prussia (German: Brandenburg-Preußen; Low German: Brannenborg-Preußen) is the historiographic denomination for the early modern realm of the
Brandenburg–Prussia
Region of ancient Prussia
Saska) was one of the regions of ancient Prussia. It is now located in northern Poland. Variations of the region's name include Sasna, Sassen, Sasno, Soysim
Sasna
Autonomous province of the Kingdom of Poland (1466–1772)
overlord of all Prussia, became their first duke. The Duchy of Prussia remained a fief of the Kingdom of Poland until 1657. Royal Prussia (Polish: Prusy
Royal_Prussia
Extinct and revived Western Baltic language
addition to Prussia proper, the original territory of the Old Prussians may have included eastern parts of Pomerelia (some parts of the region east of the
Old_Prussian_language
Member of the landed nobility
German: [ˈjʊŋkɐ]) were members of the landed nobility in the eastern part of Prussia from the late Middle Ages until the end of World War II. The large manorial
Junker_(Prussia)
King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786
monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after
Frederick_the_Great
Province of Prussia
the Vistula river were transferred to New East Prussia, while South Prussia gained the Warsaw region of the former Masovian Voivodeship. In the southeast
South_Prussia
Historical Baltic people
Merkinė (Lithuania), Slonim and Kobryn (Belarus), and Białystok and Lyck in Prussia (now Ełk, Poland). Before the 10th century, in the south, Yotvingian homesteads
Yotvingians
German royal and imperial dynasty
Prussia in 1525. The Margraviate of Brandenburg and the Duchy of Prussia were ruled in personal union after 1618 and were called Brandenburg-Prussia.
House_of_Hohenzollern
Ethnic group from Warmia, Poland
after 1410, so that the region gradually Polonized. The bishopric of Warmia became in 1466 an autonomous part of Royal Prussia, and remained part of the
Warmians_(ethnic_group)
Historic German city, now Kaliningrad, Russia
refugee speakers are elderly and dying out. As the capital of the region of East Prussia which was a multi-ethnic territory, diverse languages such as Latvian
Königsberg
Ethnic group
Second Peace of Thorn (1466), and the region became part of the Malbork Voivodeship in the province of Royal Prussia in the large Greater Poland Province
Pomesanians
Regional anthem of East Prussia
Ostpreußen" was considered the regional anthem of East Prussia until 1945, when the lands of East Prussia were divided between the Soviet Union and the Polish
Ostpreußenlied
Region in northeastern Poland
over the region as a fief of the Polish Crown. The secularisation of the Teutonic Order in Prussia and the conversion of Albert of Prussia to Lutheranism
Masuria
localities in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. List of cities and towns in East Prussia German exonyms List of European exonyms Paramonova, Yulia; Coalson, Robert
German exonyms (Kaliningrad Oblast)
German_exonyms_(Kaliningrad_Oblast)
Area of East Prussia
northeastern Prussia, which became known as Lithuania Minor in the 16th century.[citation needed] After World War I ended in 1918, the Klaipėda Region was defined
Klaipėda_Region
Roman Catholic titular see in Poland
status of a prince-bishopric and was ruled as part of Teutonic Prussia. In 1454, the region was incorporated by King Casimir IV Jagiellon into the Kingdom
Bishopric_of_Pomesania
Western Baltic tribe
the Curonians and Samogitians, by the lower Neman River ca. 1240. This region is located at both sides of the river Memel north of Nadruvians and south
Skalvians
Ruler of Brandenburg–Prussia from 1688 to 1713
and Duke of Prussia in personal union (Brandenburg–Prussia). The latter function he upgraded to royalty, becoming the first King in Prussia (1701–1713)
Frederick_I_of_Prussia
Subdialect of the Polish language
warmińska) is a dialect of the Polish language, present in the historical region of Warmia, in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It is spoken by Warmians
Warmian_dialect
1996 film by Volker Schlöndorff
Second World War, from French civilian life to a Nazi elite school in East Prussia. The cast also includes Armin Mueller-Stahl, Gottfried John, Marianne Sägebrecht
The_Ogre_(1996_film)
Former district of Prussia
Province of West Prussia in 1773. After the Napoleonic Wars, Kreis Marienwerder was included within the Marienwerder Region of West Prussia in 1816. This
Marienwerder_(district)
Mother of Wilhelm and Alexander von Humboldt (1741–1796)
court. Around 1711, he settled in Neustadt an der Dosse in Brandenburg-Prussia and sat on the board of directors of the royal mirror factory. This move
Marie-Elisabeth_von_Humboldt
Ethnic group
Nadrauen, Nadravia, Nadrow and Nadra), a large territory in northernmost Prussia. They bordered the Skalvians on the Neman (Nemunas) River just to the north
Nadruvians
German mathematician (1690–1764)
Euler's mathematical pursuits. Born in the Duchy of Prussia's capital Königsberg, part of Brandenburg-Prussia, Goldbach was the son of a pastor. He studied
Christian_Goldbach
Type of administrative division in Germany
Alsace-Lorraine Marienwerder, Province of West Prussia, re-established as West Prussia region of the East Prussia province in 1922 Posen, Province of Posen
Regierungsbezirk
Baltic Prussian culture
contracts to convert the Prussians to Christianity and to govern the region of Prussia, which was given to them as their property. Pogesanians soon destroyed
Pogesanians
Prussian prince and admiral
Heinrich of Prussia (German: Albert Wilhelm Heinrich; 14 August 1862 – 20 April 1929) was a younger brother of German Emperor and King of Prussia Wilhelm
Prince Henry of Prussia (born 1862)
Prince_Henry_of_Prussia_(born_1862)
Lithuanian Lutheran priest and philosopher
1675, Kattenau — June 4, 1749) was a Lithuanian Lutheran priest from East Prussia mostly known as a philosopher and philologist, an early expert in Lithuanian
Philipp_Ruhig
Dialect of Polish spoken in northeastern Poland
people from Masovia did not move to southern Prussia until the time of the Protestant Reformation, Prussia having become Lutheran in 1525. The Masurians
Masurian_dialects
Historical ethnical group
failed to capture Balga. In 1266, the rulers of Brandenburg arrived in Prussia and built a castle on the border of Warmian and Natangian lands between
Warmians
Ethnic group
fief held by the Teutonic Order, and after 1525 held by secular Ducal Prussia. When German colonists settled in the area, the Natangians kept their local
Natangians
Region in the Margraviate of Brandenburg
Arnswalde [de; fr; pl] (1818–1945; from 1938 part of Pomeranian Region of Posen-West Prussia), based in Neuwedell (till 1908), thereafter in Arnswalde Crossen
Neumark
City in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
of the State of the Teutonic Order, the Duchy of Prussia and the provinces of East Prussia and Prussia. It was the coronation city of the Prussian monarchy
Kaliningrad
Governmental district of East Prussia from 1905 to 1945
Regierungsbezirk Allenstein was a Regierungsbezirk, or government region, of the Prussian province of East Prussia from 1905 until 1945. The regional capital was Allenstein
Allenstein_(region)
Johann Jakob Quandt (Lithuanian: Jonas Jokūbas Kvantas; 27 March 1686 in Königsberg – 17 January 1772 in Königsberg) was a German orthodox Lutheran theologian
Johann_Jakob_Quandt
Administrative division of Nazi Germany
Königsberg on 6 December 1925. In 1939, Gau East Prussia expanded following the annexation of the Klaipėda Region from Lithuania and the occupation of Poland
Gau_East_Prussia
American religious leader
Community in Pennsylvania. Wohlfahrt was born in Memel in the Duchy of Prussia (now Klaipėda in Lithuania), but emigrated to North America. In 1725, he
Michael_Wohlfahrt
Former headquarters of the State Police Commissariat in Rypin, Poland
consent to incorporate six western counties of East Prussia into the Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia region. In Rypin County, as across the Dobrzyń Land, the
House_of_Torment
Population transfer during and after World War II
included the former German provinces of Lower and Upper Silesia, East Prussia, Neumark, and Farther Pomerania. The idea to expel the Germans from the
Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–1950)
Flight_and_expulsion_of_Germans_(1944–1950)
Province of Prussia from 1815 to 1945
Prussia from 1815 to 1945. Pomerania was established as a province of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815, an expansion of the older Brandenburg-Prussia province
Province of Pomerania (1815–1945)
Province_of_Pomerania_(1815–1945)
Prussian Generalfeldmarschall (1685–1768)
Years' War. Lehwaldt was born in Legitten near Labiau in the Duchy of Prussia. His mother Marie Esther came from an old Prussian family, the Freiherrn
Hans_von_Lehwaldt
State-ordered displacement
German civilian population and military personnel were evacuated from East Prussia between 20 January and March 1945. The evacuation was initially organized
Evacuation_of_East_Prussia
Gessler was born in Schwarzenau (now Gusevsky District) in the Duchy of Prussia. He entered an infantry regiment in Königsberg in 1703, becoming a cadet
Friedrich_Leopold_von_Gessler
and Minister of Finance. Röder was a native of Königsberg, Brandenburg-Prussia. From 1689 Röder served as Hauptmann (Captain) of the regiment Kurprinz
Erhard_Ernst_von_Röder
The intermittent Germanisation of Prussia was a historical process that resulted in the region’s inclusion in various German states. Originating with the
Germanisation_of_Prussia
Former regional anthem of East Prussia
Johanna Ambrosius in 1884, which served as the national anthem of East Prussia until it was replaced by Ostpreußenlied by Herbert Brust in the 1930s.
Sie sagen all, du bist nicht schön
Sie_sagen_all,_du_bist_nicht_schön
State of the Holy Roman Empire (1157–1806)
Free State of Prussia lost all practical relevance. The region was administered as the Gau March of Brandenburg. The state of Prussia was de jure abolished
Margraviate_of_Brandenburg
Historical region of Poland
Wārmi) is both a historical and an ethnographic region in northern Poland, forming part of historical Prussia. Its historic capitals were Frombork and Lidzbark
Warmia
Regierungsbezirk in Brandenburg/Prussia, Prussia/German Empire
disentangled from the Frankfurt Region and merged into the new government region called Frontier of Posen-West Prussia, which was incorporated into the
Regierungsbezirk_Frankfurt
Prussian Bach". Riedel was a native of Sensburg (Mrągowo), in the Duchy of Prussia. In 1694 Riedel entered the University of Königsberg to study theology
Georg Riedel (Altstadt Kantor)
Georg_Riedel_(Altstadt_Kantor)
Referendum on whether to become part of Poland
Prussia, Germany and Poland. The area of Warmia had been part of the Kingdom of Prussia since the first Partition of Poland in 1772, and the region of
1920_East_Prussian_plebiscite
Former Latin Catholic diocese in medieval Prussia
Catholic diocese of the Catholic Church in Samland (Sambia) in medieval Prussia. It was founded in 1243 by papal legate William of Modena. Its seat was
Diocese_of_Samland
documents from the state of the Teutonic Order, the Duchy of Prussia, and East Prussia. Most of it is now part of the Prussian Privy State Archives in
Prussian State Archive Königsberg
Prussian_State_Archive_Königsberg
2007 German television film
Gräfin von Mahlenberg, the leader of a small convoy of refugees from East Prussia (including French and Russian prisoners of war and forced labourers) fleeing
March_of_Millions
Prussian countess (1700–1728)
German noble family Finck von Finckenstein. She was born in Schönberg, East Prussia, and was the daughter of Albrecht Christoph Count Finck von Finckenstein
Countess Katharina Dorothea Finck von Finckenstein
Countess_Katharina_Dorothea_Finck_von_Finckenstein
of Poland as a fief held by the Teutonic Order and the secular Duchy of Prussia, as the capital of both entities. During the Protestant Reformation Königsberg
History of Poles in Königsberg
History_of_Poles_in_Königsberg
Cycle of novels by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Part 1 in the weeks when he led a Red Army unit into the same Eastern Prussia region where much of the novel takes place, but not until early 1969 did he
The_Red_Wheel
Type of territorial division within Christian churches
archbishop. The Evangelical State Church in Prussia, formed in 1821 (renamed: Evangelical State Church in Prussia's older Provinces in 1875, Evangelical Church
Ecclesiastical_province
State part and historic region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
German: Westfålen [vεs(t)ˈfɔːln]) is a cultural region of northwestern Germany, former province of Prussia, and one of the three historic parts of the state
Westphalia
Region of East Prussia (1808–1945)
[gʊmˈbɪnən]) was a Regierungsbezirk, or government region, of the Prussian province of East Prussia from 1808 until 1945. The regional capital was Gumbinnen
Gumbinnen_(region)
Zeiten bis zum Untergang der Herrschaft des Deutschen Ordens (History of Prussia: from the earliest times to the downfall of the Teutonic Order), volume
Grauden_forest
Nazi-era administrative region attached to East Prussia
Zichenau was a Regierungsbezirk, or administrative region, of the Nazi German Province of East Prussia in 1939–45, established in German-occupied Polish
Zichenau_(region)
municipalities of the district of Neidenburg in the province of East Prussia (the so-called Soldau region) was transferred to Poland, as a strategic railway line from
Territorial losses of Germany in the 20th century
Territorial_losses_of_Germany_in_the_20th_century
Queen of Greece (1913–1917; 1920–1922)
Sophia of Prussia (Sophie Dorothea Ulrike Alice, Greek: Σοφία Δωροθέα Ουλρίκη Αλίκη, romanized: Sofía Dorothéa Oulríki Alíki; 14 June 1870 – 13 January
Sophia_of_Prussia
Territorial division of Prussian Pomerania
with Prussia forming part of the German Empire from 1871. It was established in 1816 and existed until 1945. On 1 October 1932 the Stralsund Region was
Stettin_(region)
Prussian general (1672–1757)
Ragnit in the Duchy of Prussia. His family, Westphalian in origin, had settled in the Livonian Confederation in 1318 and in Ducal Prussia in 1622. After studying
Wilhelm Dietrich von Buddenbrock
Wilhelm_Dietrich_von_Buddenbrock
State in Germany
Brandenburg-Prussia, the core of the later Kingdom of Prussia. From 1815 to 1947, Brandenburg was a province of Prussia. Following the abolition of Prussia after
Brandenburg
educator of King Frederick II of Prussia. Kalckstein was born in Ottlau (now Gmina Gardeja) near Marienwerder, Ducal Prussia, to Christoph Albrecht von Kalckstein
Christoph Wilhelm von Kalckstein
Christoph_Wilhelm_von_Kalckstein
Geographical region in Europe
Oblast of Russia, exclaved from the remainder of Russia. Historic East Prussia and the historical lands of Livonia, Courland and Estonia (Swedish Estonia
Baltic_region
German Protestant church body
of decrees by Frederick William III of Prussia that united both Lutheran and Reformed denominations in Prussia. Although not the first of its kind, the
Prussian_Union_of_Churches
Regierungsbezirk in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
German. It was created as a subdivision of the Prussian Rhineland when Prussia reformed its internal administration in 1815. In 1822 the Regierungsbezirk
Düsseldorf_(region)
German-born Swedish theologian and priest
Swedish Murray family. Andreas Murray was born in Memel in the Duchy of Prussia, on 9 August 1695.The Swedish patent of nobility granted to his son Gustaf
Andreas_Murray
Eastern territories lost by Germany after World War II in Europe
German majority (the Posen–West Prussia Border March, Lauenburg and Bütow Land, the southern and western rim of East Prussia, Ermland, Western Upper Silesia
Former eastern territories of Germany
Former_eastern_territories_of_Germany
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