Prussia

Prussia was a monarchy in Central and Northern Europe and one of the mightiest great powers of the 18th and 19th century.

History

Foundation

Prussia was formed in 1525 by Albert of Prussia from the German dynasty of Hohenzollern, who was from 1510 to 1525 the Grand Master of the Knights Teutonic as well as the leader of the German crusader state along the Baltic Sea and because of that most likely a Templar. In 1523 he decided, on the advice of church reformer Martin Luther, to resign from his office as Grand Master, and his Country into a secular monarchy: The Duchy of Prussia.