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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:

• Prussia (region), a historical region on the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea that lent its name to the later German state

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

• Prussians, an ethnic subgroup of Germans
  • Citizens of the state of Prussia
• Old Prussians, Baltic tribes formerly inhabiting the region of Prussia
• Old Prussian language, language of the Old Prussians, 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

Cities

• Prussia in Saskatchewan, Canada, was renamed Leader in 1917.
• Prusia, near Pozuzo, Oxapampa, in the central jungle of Peru
• Prussia, Iowa, in the United States.
• King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.