| 1618 |
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Hohenzollerns of Brandenberg (Prussia) acquire East Prussia |
| 1640 |
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Frederick, Great Elector of Brandenberg, expands Prussia |
| 1670 |
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Hanseatic League abandoned |
| 1701 |
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Frederick crowned King of Prussia |
| 1713 |
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Frederick William becomes next King of Prussia |
| 1740 |
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Frederick II (The Great) succedes to Prussian throne |
| 1756 |
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Seven Years' War - Prussia proves itself a major power |
| 1772 |
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Prussia annexes West Prussia from Poland |
| 1795 |
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Remainder of Poland divided between Prussia, Russia and Austria |
| 1806 |
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Prussians defeated by Napoleon at Jena |
| 1814 |
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Prussia obtains Saxony and Ruhr after Napoleon's defeat |
| 1862 |
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Otto von Bismark becomes First Minister of Prussia at its height |
| 1866 |
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Prussia captures Schleswig-Holstein from Denmark and Austria |
| 1870 |
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Prussia war against France culminates in Siege of Paris |
