Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
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The Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles was the 18 January 1871 ceremony in which King Wilhelm I of Prussia was declared German Emperor, symbolically marking the founding of a unified German nation-state at the end of the Franco-Prussian War.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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political ceremony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
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surface form:
Kaiserproklamation
Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles ⓘ
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Proclamation of the German Empire
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| associatedWithPerson |
Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia
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Helmuth von Moltke the Elder ⓘ
surface form:
Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
Albrecht von Roon ⓘ
surface form:
General Albrecht von Roon
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| chronologicalPosition | late phase of the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 18 January 1871 ⓘ |
| declaredPerson |
King William I of Prussia
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surface form:
Wilhelm I of Prussia
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| declaredTitle | German Emperor ⓘ |
| dominantStateInNewEmpire |
Prussia
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surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| followedBy | establishment of the German Empire ⓘ |
| governmentFormEstablished | federal monarchy ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationInArt |
Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
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surface form:
painting "The Proclamation of the German Empire" by Anton von Werner
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| historicalPeriod | Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternativeName | German ⓘ |
| legalBasis | agreements between North German Confederation and South German states ⓘ |
| marks |
founding of the German Empire
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unification of Germany ⓘ |
| participant |
German princes
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Otto von Bismarck ⓘ Prussian military leaders ⓘ King William I of Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Wilhelm I of Prussia
representatives of the North German Confederation ⓘ representatives of the South German states ⓘ |
| place |
Hall of Mirrors
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Château de Versailles ⓘ
surface form:
Palace of Versailles
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| politicalContext |
German unification
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decline of the Second French Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | victory of Prussia and its allies over France in the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| reasonForLocation | to emphasize German triumph over France by proclaiming the empire at Versailles ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| relatedEntity |
French Third Republic
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German Empire ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
North German Confederation ⓘ |
| result |
William I, German Emperor
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surface form:
Wilhelm I became German Emperor
creation of a unified German nation-state under Prussian leadership ⓘ |
| significance |
beginning of the German Empire period (1871–1918)
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key milestone in 19th-century European state formation ⓘ |
| symbolism |
German victory over France
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shift of power in Europe toward a unified Germany ⓘ |
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German Empire
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Armistice of Versailles (1871)
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Prussian Minister President
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German Empire proclamation in 1871
King of Prussia
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German Empire proclamation at Versailles
Second Reich
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Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
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this entity surface form:
Proclamation of the German Empire
Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
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alsoKnownAs
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Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
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this entity surface form:
Kaiserproklamation
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Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
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this entity surface form:
painting "The Proclamation of the German Empire" by Anton von Werner