List of monarchs of Prussia

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
(Redirected from King of Prussia)
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

Monarchy of Prussia
Wappen Deutsches Reich - Königreich Preussen (Grosses).png
EmporerWilhelm2.jpg
William II
Details
First monarch Albert
Last monarch Wilhelm II
Formation 10 April 1525
Abolition 28 November 1918
Residence Stadtschloss, Berlin (last)
Appointer Hereditary
Pretender(s) Georg Frederich

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 State of the Teutonic Order, a Roman Catholic crusader state and theocracy located along the eastern Baltic Sea coast. The Teutonic Knights were under the leadership of a Grand Master, the last of whom, Albert, converted to Protestantism and secularized the lands which became the Duchy of Prussia. The Duchy was initially a vassal of the Kingdom of Poland, as a result of the terms of the Prussian Homage whereby Albert was granted the Duchy as part of the terms of peace following the Prussian War. When the main line of Prussian Hohenzollerns died out in 1618, the Duchy passed to a different branch of the family, who also reigned as Electors of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire. While still nominally two different territories, Prussia under the suzerainty of Poland and Brandenburg under the suzerainty of the Holy Roman Empire, the two states are known together historiographically as Brandenburg-Prussia. Following the Second Northern War, a series of treaties freed the Duchy of Prussia from any vassalage to any other state, making it a fully sovereign Duchy in its own right. This complex situation (where the Hohenzollern ruler of the independent Duchy of Prussia was also a subject of the Holy Roman Emperor as Elector of Brandenburg) laid the eventual groundwork for the establishment of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701. For diplomatic reasons, the rulers of the state were known as the King in Prussia from 1701 to 1772; largely because they still owed fealty to the Emperor as Electors of Brandenburg, the "King in Prussia" title (as opposed to "King of Prussia") avoided offending the Emperor. As the Prussian State grew through several wars and diplomatic moves throughout the 18th century, it became apparent that Prussia, and not the putative Holy Roman Empire, was the most powerful German state. By 1772, the pretense was dropped and the style "King of Prussia" was adopted. Thus it remained until 1871, when in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War, the King of Prussia Wilhelm I was crowned German Emperor. From that point forward, though the Kingdom of Prussia retained its status as a constituent state of the German Empire, all remaining Kings of Prussia also served as German Emperor, and that title took precedence.

Duchy of Prussia (1525–1701)

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

Name
Lifespan
Reign start
Reign end
Notes
Family
Image
Albert <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
(1490-07-08)8 July 1490 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 10 April 1525 20 March 1568 Hohenzollern Albert, Duke of Prussia
Albert Frederick <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
(1553-05-07)7 May 1553 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 20 March 1568 28 August 1618 Son of Albert Hohenzollern Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
John Sigismund <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
(1572-11-08)8 November 1572 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 28 August 1618 23 December 1619 Cousin of Albert Frederick, also Elector of Brandenburg Hohenzollern John Sigismund, Duke of Prussia
George William <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
(1595-11-13)13 November 1595 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 23 December 1619 1 December 1640 Son of John Sigismund, also Elector of Brandenburg Hohenzollern George William, Duke of Prussia
Frederick William <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • the Great Elector
(1620-02-16)16 February 1620 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 1 December 1640 29 April 1688 Son of George William, also Elector of Brandenburg Hohenzollern Frederick William, Duke of Prussia
Frederick I <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
(1657-07-11)11 July 1657 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 29 April 1688 18 January 1701 Son of Frederick William, also Elector of Brandenburg Hohenzollern Frederick I, Duke of Prussia

Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1918)

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

Name
Lifespan
Reign start
Reign end
Notes
Family
Image
Frederick I <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • the Mercenary King
    [1]
(1657-07-11)11 July 1657 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 18 January 1701 25 February 1713 Son of Frederick William Hohenzollern Frederick I of Prussia
Frederick William I <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • the Soldier King
(1688-08-14)14 August 1688 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 25 February 1713 31 May 1740 Son of Frederick I Hohenzollern Frederick William I of Prussia
Frederick II <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • the Great
(1712-01-24)24 January 1712 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 31 May 1740 17 August 1786 Son of Frederick William I Hohenzollern Frederick II of Prussia
Frederick William II <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
(1744-09-25)25 September 1744 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 17 August 1786 16 November 1797 Nephew of Frederick II Hohenzollern Frederick William II of Prussia
Frederick William III <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
(1770-07-03)3 July 1770 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 16 November 1797 7 June 1840 Son of Frederick William II Hohenzollern Frederick William III of Prussia
Frederick William IV <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
(1795-10-15)15 October 1795 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 7 June 1840 2 January 1861 Son of Frederick William III; also President of the Erfurt Union (1849-1850) Hohenzollern Frederick William IV of Prussia
William I <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
(1797-03-22)22 March 1797 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 2 January 1861 9 March 1888 Brother of Frederick William IV; also President of the North German Confederation (1867-1871) and Emperor of Germany from 1871 Hohenzollern William I of Prussia
Frederick III <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
(1831-10-18)18 October 1831 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 9 March 1888 15 June 1888 Son of William I; also Emperor of Germany Hohenzollern Frederick III of Prussia
William II <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
(1859-01-27)27 January 1859 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 15 June 1888 28 November 1918
(abdicated)
[2]
Son of Frederick III; also Emperor of Germany Hohenzollern William II of Prussia

Pretenders to the Throne of Prussia (1918–present)

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

See also

References

Bibliography

  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links