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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 in 1525 as the Duchy of Prussia. The Duchy had evolved out of the Teutonic Order, a Roman Catholic crusader state and theocracy located along the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea.
The Queen of Prussia (German: Königin von Preußen) was the queen consort of the ruler of the Kingdom of Prussia, from its establishment in 1701 to its abolition in 1918. As all rulers of Prussia had to be male, there was never a Queen regnant of Prussia.
For political reasons the monarchs were styled Kings in Prussia until 1772, when they became Kings of Prussia. In 1871 the additional title of German Emperor was added. Following defeat of the German Empire in World War I , the royal and imperial titles were abolished in 1918.
Frederick, appalled by the near-defeat of Prussia and the economic devastation of his kingdom, lived out his days as a much more peaceable ruler. Other additions to Prussia in the 18th century were the County of East Frisia (1744), the Principality of Bayreuth (1791) and Principality of Ansbach (1791), the latter two being acquired through ...
The Duke of Prussia adopted the title of king as Frederick I, establishing his status as a monarch whose royal territory lay outside the boundaries of the Holy Roman Empire, with the assent of Emperor Leopold I: Frederick could not be "King of Prussia" because part of Prussia's lands were under the suzerainty of the Crown of the Kingdom of ...
of Prussia 1866–1929: Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe 1859–1916: Sophia of Prussia 1870–1932: Constantine I 1868–1923 King of the Hellenes: Margaret of Prussia 1872–1954: Frederick Charles 1868–1940 King of Finland: Wilhelm 1882–1951 German Crown Prince: Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1886–1954: Eitel Friedrich of Prussia 1883–1942 ...
The early rulers came from several different dynasties, but from 1415 Brandenburg and its successor states were ruled by the House of Hohenzollern for over 500 years. From 1618 onward, Brandenburg was ruled in personal union with the Duchy of Prussia .
Dukes of Prussia — rulers of the Duchy of Prussia (1525–1701). Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. ...