Duke of Prussia

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Duke of Prussia was a hereditary noble title held by the Hohenzollern rulers of the Duchy of Prussia, which later formed the core of the Kingdom of Prussia.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ducal title ⓘ
hereditary noble title ⓘ
associatedDynasticState Brandenburg-Prussia ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Prussian Homage (1525) ⓘ
capital Königsberg ⓘ
coatOfArms Black Prussian eagle on white field ⓘ
coreOf Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
country Duchy of Prussia ⓘ
endTime 1701 ⓘ
firstHolder Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach ⓘ
Albert, Duke of Prussia ⓘ
governmentForm hereditary monarchy ⓘ
heldBy Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia ⓘ
Albert, Duke of Prussia ⓘ
Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
George William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
heldInVassalageTo Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
lastHolder Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Lithuania ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Hohenzollern ⓘ
notPartOf Holy Roman Empire (as Duchy of Prussia) ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Prussia
overlappedWith Holy Roman Empire (as Elector of Brandenburg) ⓘ
partOf Prussia ⓘ
personalUnionStartTime 1618 ⓘ
personalUnionWith Electorate of Brandenburg ⓘ
predecessor Grand Master of the Teutonic Order ⓘ
region East Prussia ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
startTime 1525 ⓘ
style His Princely Grace ⓘ
successor King in Prussia ⓘ
linked to: King of Prussia

King of Prussia ⓘ
titleConfirmedBy Polish Crown ⓘ
titleCreatedBy Secularization of the Teutonic Order state ⓘ
titleCreatedUnder Treaty of Kraków (1525) ⓘ
titleElevationResultedIn coronation of Frederick I as King in Prussia in 1701 ⓘ
usedBy Hohenzollern dynasty ⓘ
vassalageEndedBy Treaty of Bromberg ⓘ
Treaty of Wehlau ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Bromberg
vassalageEndTime 1657 ⓘ

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Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Frederick I of Prussia → title → Duke of Prussia ⓘ
University of Königsberg → foundedBy → Albert I, Duke of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Prussia
University of Königsberg → namedAfter → Albert I, Duke of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Prussia
University of Königsberg → foundingCharterGrantedBy → Albert I, Duke of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Prussia
House of Hohenzollern → notableTitleHeld → Duke of Prussia ⓘ
King of Poland → alsoHeldTitle → Duke of Prussia ⓘ
Frederick I of Prussia → positionHeld → Duke of Prussia ⓘ
subject linked to: Frederick I
Frederick I of Prussia → royalTitle → Duke of Prussia ⓘ
subject linked to: Frederick I
King of Prussia → precededBy → Duke of Prussia ⓘ
Count of Mark → titleHeldConcurrentlyWith → Duke of Prussia ⓘ
Count of Mark → titleHeldConcurrentlyWith → King in Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Prussia
George William, Elector of Brandenburg → title → Duke in Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Prussia
Duchess of Prussia → linkedTitle → Duke of Prussia ⓘ
Brandenburg-Prussia → headOfState → Duke of Prussia ⓘ
Joachim II Hector → heldTitle → Duke in Prussia (suzerain of the Duchy of Prussia) ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Prussia
John Sigismund → positionHeld → Duke of Prussia ⓘ
Albert, Duke of Prussia → positionHeld → Duke of Prussia ⓘ
Albert, Duke of Prussia → nobleTitle → Duke of Prussia ⓘ
George William, Elector of Brandenburg → positionHeld → Duke of Prussia ⓘ
subject linked to: George William