Since 1704, the Prussian estates had de facto relinquished their right to approve the elector's taxes while formally still entitled to do so.

See also Prussian estates.

In order to make an example for the Prussian estates, the duke had Kalckstein tried in 1671 by a special court consisting mostly of non-Prussians.

On the other hand, the land was less crowded: migrant foreign labour was needed on the Prussian estates at some seasons.

The army of the Prussian estates consisted of conscripts and small units provided by cities (around 750 people per unit).

The Polish and Prussian estates were able to gather 190,000 Hungarian gold pieces, most of which had been borrowed from Danzig.

Oporowski however, unlike Kiełbasa, did not have the support of the Prussian estates as he was not from the region.

After about three decades of growing discontent, the Prussian leaders (see Prussian estates) organized themselves to oppose the rule of the order more effectively.

Amy was given a substantial sum of money and then, among sobs and caresses, the Baroness vanished to a Prussian estate outside Vilna.

The treaty first met the protest of the Prussian estates, who feared that the loss of privileges.