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Prussia (Kingdom)

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Prussia (Kingdom)

[Created in 1701 from electorate of Brandenburg and other territories;] [became state in Germany in 1871 although name Königreich Preussen persisted until 1918. For all descriptive headings involving Prussia before 1871 use Prussia (Kingdom);] [for post-1871 Prussia use Prussia (Germany)]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79104278
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Name Authority File
Collection Membership(s)
- Names Collection - Authorized Headings
- LC Names Collection - General Collection
Variants
- Borussia (Kingdom)
- Prusse (Kingdom)
- Preussen (Kingdom)
- Purosha Ōkoku
- Puroisen
Later Established Forms
- Prussia (Germany)
Related Terms
- Brandenburg (Electorate)
Sources
- found: Borussia vor--. Noch ist Preussen nicht verloren, 1981: t.p. (Borussia)
- found: Vidal de La Blache, J. La régéneration de la Prusse après Iéna, 1910 (la Prusse)
- found: Purosha Ōkoku higashi shichishū ... 18--?: caption t.p. (Puroisen)
General Notes
- [Created in 1701 from electorate of Brandenburg and other territories;] [became state in Germany in 1871 although name Königreich Preussen persisted until 1918. For all descriptive headings involving Prussia before 1871 use Prussia (Kingdom);] [for post-1871 Prussia use Prussia (Germany)]
Editorial Notes
- [SUBJECT USAGE: This heading is not valid for use as a subject. Works about this place are entered under Prussia (Germany).]
Change Notes
- 1979-09-05: new
- 2010-02-05: revised

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