In 1932, Prussia was taken over.
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 .	state	states of the Weimar Republic	Weimar Republic	Weimar Republic	1932 coup	Preuenschlag	Franz von Papen	Franz von Papen
The Preuenschlag -LRB- -LSB- psnlak -RSB- , Prussian coup -RRB- of 1932 was the takeover of the Free State of Prussia , the largest German state , by Chancellor Franz von Papen , using an emergency decree issued by President Paul von Hindenburg under Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution , on July 20 , 1932 .	Free State of Prussia	Free State of Prussia	German state	states of Germany	Chancellor	Chancellor of Germany	Franz von Papen	Franz von Papen	President	President of Germany	Paul von Hindenburg	Paul von Hindenburg	Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution	Article 48 (Weimar Constitution)
