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Royal Prussia
Sign in to saveautonomous dependency/protectorate of the Kingdom of Poland (1466–1569)
Key facts
- Established
- 19 October 1466
- Dissolved
- 1 July 1772
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- protectorate
- Has part
- Prince-Bishopric of Warmia
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Gdańsk
- Followed by
- Malbork Voivodeship
- Follows
- State of the Teutonic Order
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- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1772-00-00
- topic's main category
- Category:Royal Prussia
- inception
- 1466-10-19
- Commons category
- Royal Prussia
- replaces
- State of the Teutonic Order
- P8168
- Vicky the Viking
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Encyclopedic overview
Today part ofPoland Russia¹ ¹ Small portion of the Vistula Spit around Narmeln (Polski)
Royal Prussia (Polish: Prusy Królewskie; German: Königlich-Preußen or Preußen Königlichen Anteils, Kashubian: Królewsczé Prësë) or Polish Prussia (Polish: Prusy Polskie; German: Polnisch-Preußen) was a province of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, which was established following the Second Peace of Thorn (1466) from territory in Pomerelia and western Prussia which had been part of the State of the Teutonic Order. Royal Prussia retained its autonomy, governing itself and maintaining its own laws, customs, and rights.
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