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HISTORICAL CONTEXT :The Kingdom of Prussia (in German: Königreich Preußen), is a former European state formed in 1701 and integrated in 1871 into the German Empire, of which it is the main component; it disappeared in 1918 when Germany became a republic.The kingdom of Prussia became a state of European rank under the reign of Frederick II (1740 – 1786), then played an essential role from 1792 to 1815 as an adversary of France (wars of the Revolution and the Empire), from 1815 in 1866 as an adversary of Austria (unification of Germany excluding Austria), and in 1870-71 again as an adversary... |
