Royal Prussia

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Royal Prussia was a semi-autonomous province of the Kingdom of Poland on the Baltic coast, historically significant as a prosperous Hanseatic region and the homeland of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former province
historical region
abolishedBy First Partition of Poland
capital Gdańsk
contains Chełmno
Culmerland
Elbląg
Gdańsk
Malbork
Pomerelia
linked to: Pomerania

Toruń
Toruń, birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus
linked to: Toruń

Warmia
country Kingdom of Poland
currency Polish złoty
economy Baltic Sea commerce
grain trade
timber trade
endTime 1772
establishedBy Second Peace of Thorn
ethnicComposition German-speaking burghers
Kashubians
Polish-speaking population
followedBy West Prussia
hasAttribute Hanseatic
commercial center
prosperous
self-governing institutions
semi-autonomous
urbanized
hasGovernmentForm autonomous province within the Polish Crown
provincial estates
hasPart Culmerland (Chełmno Land)
Prince-Bishopric of Warmia
Royal Pomerania (Pomerelia)
linked to: Duchy of Pomerelia
historicalRole homeland of Nicolaus Copernicus
important member region of the Hanseatic League
languageUsed German
Latin
Polish
locatedIn Baltic coast
Central Europe
present-day Poland
partOf Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
Polish Crown lands after 1569
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
precededBy State of the Teutonic Order
religion Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
significantEvent incorporation into the Polish Crown in 1569
startTime 1466

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Nicolaus Copernicus birthPlace Royal Prussia
Nicolaus Copernicus deathPlace Royal Prussia
Province of West Prussia formedFrom Royal Prussia
West Prussia borderedBy Royal Prussia
West Prussia formedFrom Royal Prussia
Northern Poland containsHistoricalRegion Royal Prussia
subject linked to: northern Poland
Kashubians historicalRegion Royal Prussia
Deluge location Royal Prussia
Lauenburg in Pommern partOf Royal Prussia (in some historical periods as Lauenburg–Bütow Land)
linked to: Royal Prussia
Kulm locatedInHistoricalRegion Royal Prussia
Kulm partOf Royal Prussia
Teutonic Order state followedBy Royal Prussia
Duchy of Pomerania successor Royal Prussia
Johann Reinhold Forster placeOfBirth Royal Prussia
Battle of Trzciana historicalRegion Royal Prussia
Elbing historicalRegion Royal Prussia
Chojnice historicalRegion Royal Prussia
Marienwerder historicalRegion Royal Prussia
Thorn historicalAffiliation Royal Prussia
Province of Prussia historicalRegion Royal Prussia
Graudenz historicalRegion Royal Prussia
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship hasHistoricalRegion Royal Prussia (part)
linked to: Royal Prussia
Battle of Honigfelde (Mewe) locatedIn Royal Prussia
Truce of Altmark retainedTerritory Royal Prussia (formal sovereignty)
linked to: Royal Prussia
Treaty of Stuhmsdorf locatedIn Royal Prussia
Treaty of Stuhmsdorf affectedRegion Royal Prussia
Treaty of Bromberg historicalRegion Royal Prussia
Kwidzyn historicalAffiliation Royal Prussia
Battle of Gniew (1626) hasParticipant Royal Prussia
Battle of Gniew (1626) location Royal Prussia
Battle of Tczew (1627) location Royal Prussia
Elbląg historicalRegion Royal Prussia
Siege of Danzig (1734) location Royal Prussia
Treaty of Kraków (1525) appliesToTerritory Royal Prussia (indirectly, as neighboring region)
linked to: Royal Prussia
Thirteen Years' War involvedTerritory Royal Prussia
Polish Crown includedTerritory Royal Prussia