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the Prussian's eagle can fly ahead of the clouds, the Prussian standard is fresher than a sassafras wreath, the Prussian sword to victories crushes a path. And high on Prussia's throne in the lustre of Frederick's crown rule us our king, strong and mild, and every Prussian chest be to him a shield!
Preußens Gloria, Prussian Army March Collection II, p. 240, is a well-known military march of the 19th century, composed by Johann Gottfried Piefke (1817–1884). [ 1 ] "Preußens Gloria" ("The Glory of Prussia" or "Prussia's Glory") was written in 1871 after the Kingdom of Prussia 's victory in the Franco-Prussian War , which led to the ...
Borussia, also known as Chant national prussien, was a patriotic Prussian song. It temporarily held the status of the national anthem. The melody is made by Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, and the text by Johann Friedrich Leopold Duncker . [1] Borussia is a neo-Latin term for Prussia and a female figure as Prussia's allegory in the song.
Prussian Hag – An Old Prussian Kurgan stela. The Stone babas, found all over Old Prussia, have for centuries caused considerable speculation and dissent among scholars. Beginning with a lack of confirmation about their original location and context, all subsequent questions on their age, the chronology of the objects, an exact definition of ...
The German Confederation was established at the Congress of Vienna in 1815 and the Kingdom of Prussia was a member until the dissolution in 1866 following the Austro-Prussian War. The Prussian state was initially subdivided into ten provinces. The Prussian government appointed the heads of each province known as Oberpräsident (i.e. High ...
The Königgrätz March (AM II, 134 (AM II, 195)), also known as Der Königgrätzer or Der Königgrätzer Marsch, is one of the most famous German military marches, composed in 1866 by Johann Gottfried Piefke in commemoration of the Battle of Königgrätz, the decisive battle of the Austro-Prussian War, in which the Kingdom of Prussia defeated the Austrian Empire.
In 1993, Ostpreußenlied was translated into Old Prussian by Mikkels Klussis with the name Prūsas Grīma, as part of the revival movement for the language. Today there are two versions of said translation, with slight differences in orthography (and thus, also differences in pronounciation): [ 9 ] [ 10 ]
Prussian virtues (German: preußische Tugenden) are the virtues associated with the historical Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1918). They were derived from Prussia's militarism and the ethical code of the Prussian Army as well as from bourgeois values such as honesty and frugality that were influenced by Pietism and the Enlightenment. The so-called ...