The terms "Prussian" and "Prussianism" have often been used, especially outside Germany, to denote the militarism, military professionalism, aggressiveness, and conservatism of the …

Nov 12, 2025 · Frederick William I endowed the Prussian state with its military and bureaucratic character. He raised the army to 80,000 men (equivalent to 4 percent of the population) and …

You have Prussian ancestry, but can’t find Prussia on modern maps. Dive into this disappearing state with this overview of Prussian history.

The Prussian state grew in splendor during the reign of Frederick I, who sponsored the arts at the expense of the treasury. He was succeeded by his son, Frederick William I (1713-1740) the …

Military defeats and a loss of much Prussian territory followed, but fortunes rose for the Kingdom of Prussia again in 1815 after Napoléon’s defeat by the British at Waterloo and the resulting …

Old Prussians, Baltic Prussians or simply Prussians[a] were a Baltic people that inhabited the region of Prussia, on the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea between the Vistula Lagoon to …

In 1871, after the Franco-Prussian War, Prussia became the core of the newly formed German Empire. This event marked a new stage in the history of Prussia, as it turned into one of the …

Mar 19, 2025 · The term Prussian – derived from the term Prūsas meaning ‘body of water’ – would, however, live on in the name given to the Duchy of Prussia that emerged following the …

Nov 12, 2025 · After the rise to power of Adolf Hitler in 1933, the Prussian constitution was set aside and the legislature abolished, though Prussia remained a unit for administrative purposes.

The unification of Prussian and German lands continued and Prussia was officially abolished in 1947. Of the great European powers of its day, Prussia is the only country that has …