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1994 Ludwig Ferdinand von Hohenzollern, Germ prince of Prussia, dies at 86
1993 Robert W. Kempner, German officer of justice in Prussia, dies at 93 1946 Part of East Prussia incorporated into Russian SFSR 1933 Hermann Goering becomes premier of Prussia 1932 German national election (NSDAP 36.3% in Prussia) 1931 Algi[rda]s [Jonas] Budrys, Prussia, sci-fi author, Man of Earth 1929 Furst Bernhard von Bulow, Prime Minister Prussia 1900 - 1909, dies at 80 1929 Prussia and Vatican sign Concord 1929 Prussia bans anti-fascists 1928 Prussia forbids speech from Adolf Hitler 1921 Augusta Victoria, Queen of Prussia/wife of Emperor Wilhelm II, dies 1921 Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Germany chancellor/Prime Minister (Prussia), dies at 64 1920 Armin Mueller-Stahl, Tilsit East Prussia, actor, Kafka, Music Box 1918 Emperor Wilhelm of Prussia and Germany, abdicates 1915 Abel Ehrlich, born in Cranz, East Prussia, composer, won the Israel Prize for Music and the Prime Minister's Prize for Israeli Composers 1914 General Martos' troops occupy Soldau/Neidenburg East Prussia 1914 Von Ludendorff and von Hindenburg move into E Prussia enroute to Russia 1914 Russian troops invade Eastern Prussia 1907 Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, prince 1901 Victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60 1888 Frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies 1887 Ullrich Haupt, Prussia, actor, Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion 1884 Otto Bohm, born in Prussia, scientist, helped create England Radar 1883 Albrecht of Prussia, mistress of John van Rossum, dies at 73 1882 Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier of Prussia, dies 1872 Albrecht FH, prince of Prussia, dies at 63 1871 Leo Blech, born in Aachen, Rhenish Prussia, studied with Engelbert Humperdinck, German opera composer 1870 Battle at Gravelotte Privat: Prussia beat France, 32,000 casualties 1870 Battle at Spicheren: Prussia beats France 1870 France declares war on Prussia; Franco-Prussian war begins 1870 King Wilhelm of Prussia sends "Emser Depache" on Bismarck 1866 Bathe and Prussia signs peace treaty 1866 Prussia attacks Austria 1865 Hermann Hirt, Magdeburg Prussia, linguist, Indo-European Grammar 1865 Lili Braun, born in Prussia, feminist/socialist writer, Im Schatten Titanen 1863 Wilhelm Marx, premier, Prussia 1862 David Hilbert, Konigsberg East Prussia, mathematician 1861 Frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65 1858 Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" 1st played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia 1856 Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German Chancellor/premier Prussia 1852 A[lbert] A. Michelson, Strelno Prussia, U.S. physicist, Nobel 1907 1849 Princess WFLC Marianne and Albrecht of Prussia separate 1849 Dutch princess Marianne and Prince Albert of Prussia separate 1848 Jews of Prussia granted equality 1840 Victoria, Empress of Germany/Queen of Prussia 1840 England, Russia, Austria and Prussia signs Quadruple Alliance 1840 Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69 1834 Prussia, Austria and Russia sign classified accord about Belgium 1831 Frederik III NK of Hohenzollern, German Kaiser/king of Prussia 1831 Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor/premier of Prussia 1830 England, France, Prussia, Austria and Russia recognize Belgium 1830 Princess WFLC Marianne marries Albrecht of Prussia 1828 Friedrich A Lange, Prussia, philosopher/socialist, Neo-Kantianism 1828 Charles, Duke of Prussia, dies at 70 1825 Prince Willem FK marries Louise AWA of Prussia 1824 Alexander Schimmelfennig, born in Prussia, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1824 Gustav R. Kirchoff, born in Prussia, physicist, spectral analysis 1820 Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange, dies at 68 1818 Congress of Aken: Russia, Austria, Prussia, France and England 1818 Adolf Anderssen, Prussia, world chess champion, 1851-66 1815 Russia, Prussia, Austria and England signs Great Alliance 1815 Russia, Prussia and Austria sign Holy Alliance 1815 Battle at Ligny: French army under Napoleon beats Prussia 1814 Battle at Masurische Meren: Germans chase Russians out of E Prussia 1813 Battle at Leipzig (Napoleon vs Prussia, Austria and Russia) 1810 Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III, dies at 34 1809 Albrecht F H, prince of Prussia 1807 France, Russia and Prussia sign Peace of Tilsit 1806 Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia Christian, composer, dies at 33 1806 Prussia takes possession of Hanover 1805 Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia 1802 Henry DFL, prince of Prussia/general/diplomat, dies 1799 F. W. A. Argelander, Memel E. Prussia, cataloguer of 324,188 stars 1797 Frederik Willem II, king of Prussia (1786-97), dies at 53 1797 William I, Berlin, King of Prussia, 1861-88, German Emperor, 1871-88 1797 Russia, Prussia and Austria sign treaty 1795 3rd partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia and Russia 1795 Frederik Willem IV, king of Prussia, 1840 - 1861, Germany, 1849 - 1861 1793 2nd partition of Poland, between Prussia and Russia 1793 Prussia and Russia sign partition treaty (Poland divided) 1792 Prussia army moves into French territory 1792 France declares war on Prussia 1792 France declares war on Austria, Prussia and Sardinia 1792 Austria and Prussia sign anti-French covenant 1791 Dutch prince Willem Frederik marries his niece princess Frederika Louise Wilhelmina of Prussia 1788 Prussia joins Anglo-Dutch alliance to form Triple Alliance to prevent spread of Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90 1788 England, Netherlands and Prussia sign peace treaty 1786 Frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74 1785 Prussia signs trade agreement with US 1778 Prussia declares war on Austria 1776 Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III 1775 Poland and Prussia sign trade agreement 1772 Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer 1772 1st partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia and Russia 1772 1st partition of Poland-Russia and Prussia, joined later by Austria 1770 F Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V and Wilhelmina of Prussia 1770 Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia, 1797-1840 1763 Austria, Prussia and Saxony sign Peace of Hubertusburg 1762 Sweden and Prussia sign peace treaty 1762 Russia and Prussia sign peace treaty 1762 Russia and Prussia signs peace treaty 1760 Battle at Torgau, Saxony: Prussia beats Austria 1760 Battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria and Russia 1760 Battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria and Russia 1760 Battle of Landshut Silesia: Austria beats Prussia 1758 Battle at Hochkirk, Saksen: Austrian army beats Prussia 1758 Battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russians: 1000s killed 1758 Battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russia, 1000s killed 1758 Russian troops occupy Konigsberg, East Prussia 1757 Charles X, Versailles France, Duke of Prussia 1757 Battle at Gross Jagerndorf: Russian army beats Prussia 1757 Battle at Kolin Bohemia: Austrian army beats Prussia 1757 Battle at Prague: Frederik II of Prussia beats emperor army 1757 Austria and France divide Prussia 1757 German Diet declares war on Prussia 1756 Saxon army surrenders to Prussia 1756 England and Prussia sign Treaty of Westminster 1755 Gerhard JD von Scharnhorst, Prussia milt/minister of War, 1807-10 1753 Voltaire leaves the court of Frederik II of Prussia 1751 Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V 1750 Decree issued in Paderborn Prussia allows for annual search of all Jewish homes for stolen or "doubtful" goods 1745 Prussia/Austria signs Treaty of Dresden 1745 Battle at Kesseldorf: Prussia beats Saksen and Austria 1745 England, Prussia and Hannover sign treaty 1745 Battle at Hohenfriedberg Silezie: Prussia beats Austria 1745 Frederick the Great (Prussia) defeats Austrians and Saxons 1744 Frederik Willem II, king of Prussia, 1786-97 1744 France and Prussia sign peace treaty 1742 Prussia and England sign anti-French military covenant 1742 Prussia and Austria sign peace treaty 1742 Frederick great (Emperor of Prussia) beats Austrians 1741 Prussia goes to the Covenant of Nymphenburg 1740 King Frederik II of Prussia ends torture and guarantees religion and freedom of the press 1740 Frederick-William I, King of Prussia (1713-1740), dies at 51 1730 Crown prince Frederik of Prussia escapes to England 1726 Hendrik D F L, prince of Prussia/diplomat 1725 England, France, Hannover and Prussia sign Covenant of Hannover 1721 Bernhard Albinus, Weiss, German artist (Frederik of Prussia), dies 1720 Sweden and Prussia sign peace (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) 1720 Sweden and Prussia sign peace treaty 1717 France, Russia and Prussia sign agreement 1715 Prussia declares war on Sweden 1714 Prussia and Russia sign secret treaty 1713 Frederik I, King of Prussia (1701-13), dies at 55 1712 Frederick II, the Great, king of Prussia, 1740-86 1707 Sweden and Prussia sign military treaty 1701 Frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia 1700 Monarch of Brandenburg becomes king of Prussia 1688 Frederick-William I, king of Prussia, 1713-1740 1688 Frederik Willem I, king of Prussia, bodyguard of giants 1686 Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor, thermometer 1657 Frederik I, King of Prussia, 1701-13 1656 Treaty of Labiau: Sweden gives Prussia, Brandenburg 1653 Bernhard Albinus, Germany, court-physician, Frederick of Prussia 1619 Johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia, dies at 47 1572 Johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia 1568 Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia, dies at 77 1510 38 Jews are burned at stake in Berlin Prussia 1490 Albrecht von 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