Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia Königreich Preußen 1701–1918 Flag (1892–1918) Royal coat of arms Anthem: Preußenlied Song of Prussia Royal anthem " Heil dir im Siegerkranz " "Hail to thee in the Victor's Crown" Kingdom of Prussia (red) within German Empire (red and light yellow) between 1871 and 1918. Status State of the German Confederation (partly, 1815–1866) State of the North German Confederation (1867–1871) Federal State of the German Empire (1871–1918) Capital Berlin Common languages Official: German Recognised: Low German Polish Danish Frisian Lower Sorbian Kashubian Religion Majority: Protestantism (Lutheran and Reformed; since 1817 Prussian United) Minorities: Roman Catholicism, Judaism Government Absolute monarchy (until 1848) Constitutional monarchy (from 1848) King • 1701–1713 (first) Fre...