Prussia (German: Preußen (help·info); Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Latvian: Prūsija; Lithuanian: Prūsija; Polish: Prusy; Czech: Prusko; Old Prussian: Prūsa; Hungarian: Poroszország; Slovak: Prusko; Dutch: Pruisen) was a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries this state had substantial influence on German and European history. The last capital of the state of Prussia was Berlin.
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Prussia (German: Preußen (help·info); Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Latvian: Prūsija; Lithuanian: Prūsija; Polish: Prusy; Czech: Prusko; Old Prussian: Prūsa; Hungarian: Poroszország; Slovak: Prusko; Dutch: Pruisen) was a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries this state had substantial influence on German and European history. The last capital of the state of Prussia was Berlin.
The name Prussia derives from the Old Prussians, a Baltic people related to the Lithuanians and Latvians. In the 13th century, "Old Prussia" was conquered by the Teutonic Knights. Their monastic state was Germanized through immigration from central and western Germany. After the Second Peace of Thorn (1466), Prussia was split into two; the western half, Royal Prussia became part of Poland, while the eastern part, Duchy of Prussia, was established as fief of the Crown of Poland. The union of Brandenburg and Prussia (Brandenburg-Prussia) in 1618 led...
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