Prussia was founded in 1932.
Duchy of Prussia . The Duchy of Prussia was elevated to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701 . The Kingdom of Prussia ( Königreich Preußen ) was a German kingdom that constituted the state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918 and included parts of present-day Germany , Poland , Russia , Lithuania , Denmark , Belgium and the Czech Republic . Prussia . Prussia , with its capital in Königsberg and from 1701 in Berlin , shaped the history of Germany . During the 18th century it had a major say in many international affairs under the reign of Frederick the Great . In the Weimar Republic , the state of Prussia lost nearly all of its legal and political importance following the 1932 coup led by Franz von Papen .