Principality of Ansbach-Bayreuth (Prussian province)

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The Principality of Ansbach-Bayreuth was a short-lived Prussian province formed in the late 18th century by uniting the formerly independent Franconian margraviates of Ansbach and Bayreuth under Prussian rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Prussian province
former state
historical polity
acquiredBy Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
acquiredFrom House of Hohenzollern
administrativeCenter Ansbach
Bayreuth
capital Ansbach
Bayreuth
continent Europe
country Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
currency Gulden
dissolvedInto Kingdom of Bavaria
followedBy Bavarian Circle of the Rhine and Franconia
linked to: Bavarian Circle

Kingdom of Bavaria
formedByUnionOf Margraviate of Ansbach
Margraviate of Bayreuth
formerTerritoryOf House of Hohenzollern
governmentType monarchy
hasPart Margraviate of Ansbach
Margraviate of Bayreuth
historicalEra Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period
historicalRegion Franconia
language German
locatedIn Franconia
Holy Roman Empire
locatedInPresentDay Bavaria
Germany
namedAfter Ansbach
Bayreuth
partOf Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Prussian Franconia
politicalStatus Prussian province
precededBy Margraviate of Ansbach
Margraviate of Bayreuth
religion Lutheranism
Protestantism
ruler Frederick William II of Prussia
Frederick William III of Prussia
sovereignState Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
status short-lived
timePeriod late 18th century

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Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach followedBy Principality of Ansbach-Bayreuth (Prussian province)