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{{Infobox country|conventional_long_name=Duchy of Prussia and Electoral Brandenburg|native_name=Hartogdom Preußen un Kurbrandenborg|common_name=Prussia|capital=Berlin, Königsbarg|official_languages=Low German, French|regional_languages=Polish, Lithuanian|government_type=Feudal monarchy|status=
'''Prussia''' (Low German: ''Preußen''), or '''Brandenburg-Prussia''' (''Brandenborg-Preußen''), refers to the Hohenzollern-ruled territories of the Duchy of Prussia and Electoral Brandenburg after 1618. The two realms were in personal union until 1755; thereafter, Brandenburg functioned as an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire until its abolition in 1814.
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== Legacy ==
The fall of Prussia is featured heavily in early proto-[[National republicanism|national-republican]] rhetoric, with the Prussian nobility being
== List of monarchs ==
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|Charles I
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|Charles II
|1769
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|Frederick William
|1802
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