Category:Kings of Prussia

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The Kingdom of Prussia was established in 1701 as successor to the Duchy of Prussia. As the Prussian State grew through several wars and diplomatic moves throughout the 18th century, Prussia eclipsed the Holy Roman Empire as the most powerful German state. In 1871, in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War, the King of Prussia Wilhelm I was crowned German Emperor. From that point forward, though the Kingdom of Prussia retained its status as a constituent state of the German Empire, all remaining Kings of Prussia also served as German Emperor, and that title took precedence. The title ceased to exist with the collapse of the German Empire in 1918.