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Kingdom of Prussia
Königreich Preußen (German)
1701–1918
Flag of Prussia
State flag
(1803–1892)
Coat of arms (1701–1871) of Prussia
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)
StatusKingdom[note 1]
Capital
Common languagesOfficial:
German
Neo-Latin (until 1806)
Polish (only in GD of Posen, 1815–1848)
Religion
Statewide majority:
Protestantism[1] (Lutheran and Calvinist; Prussian United after 1817 (state religion))
Majority in some territories:
Catholicism[note 2]
Other minorities:
Demonym(s)Prussian
Government
King 
• 1701–1713 (first)
Frederick I
• 1888–1918 (last)
Wilhelm II
Minister-Presidenta 
• 1848 (first)
A. H. von Arnim-Boitzenburg
• 1918 (last)
Max von Baden
LegislatureLandtag
Herrenhaus
Abgeordnetenhaus
Historical era
18 January 1701
6 August 1806
• Formation of German Confederation
8 June 1815
5 December 1848
18 August 1866
18 January 1871
• Free State of Prussia proclaimed
9 November 1918
28 November 1918
Area
1871[3]348,779 km2 (134,664 sq mi)
Population
• 1756[2]
4,500,000
• 1816[3]
10,349,031
• 1871[3]
24,689,000
• 1910[4]
40,169,219
Currency
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Margraviate of Brandenburg
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Duchy of Prussia
Brandenburg-Prussia
Principality of Neuchâtel
Royal Prussia
Swedish Pomerania
Free City of Danzig
Duchy of Warsaw
Electorate of Hesse
Free City of Frankfurt
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
1807:
Free City of Danzig
Duchy of Warsaw
Canton of Neuchâtel
1918:
Free State of Prussia
Free City of Danzig
Second Polish Republic
First Czechoslovak Republic
Belgium
Denmark
Klaipėda Region
Territory of the Saar Basin
Today part ofGermany
Poland
Russia
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  1. ^ E. Alvis, Robert (2005). Religion and the Rise of Nationalism: A Profile of an East-Central European City. Syracuse University Press. p. 133. ISBN 9780815630814.
  2. ^ Ernest John Knapton. "Revolutionary and Imperial France, 1750–1815." Scribner: 1971. Page 12.
  3. ^ a b "Königreich Preußen (1701–1918)" (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2007-05-02.
  4. ^ "German Empire: administrative subdivision and municipalities, 1900 to 1910" (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2007-05-02.