Austro-Prussian War
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The Austro-Prussian War was a short 1866 conflict between Prussia and Austria (and their respective German allies) that decisively shifted power within the German states and paved the way for German unification under Prussian leadership.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Austro-Prussian War canonical | 74 |
| Seven Weeks' War | 5 |
| Austro-Prussian War of 1866 | 3 |
| Austro–Prussian rivalry | 1 |
| Deutscher Krieg | 1 |
| Third Italian War of Independence | 1 |
| Unification of Germany | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century conflict
ⓘ
German unification war ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
German War
ⓘ
Austro-Prussian War ⓘ
surface form:
Seven Weeks' War
|
| belligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
Baden ⓘ Bavaria ⓘ Electorate of Hesse ⓘ Frankfurt am Main ⓘ
surface form:
Frankfurt
Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Hanover
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ Nassau ⓘ Saxony-Altenburg ⓘ Saxe-Coburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saxony-Coburg and Gotha
Saxony-Meiningen ⓘ Duchy of Württemberg ⓘ
surface form:
Württemberg
|
| casualties | tens of thousands killed and wounded ⓘ |
| cause |
dispute over the administration of Schleswig and Holstein
ⓘ
rivalry between Austria and Prussia for leadership in Germany ⓘ |
| commander |
Franz Joseph I of Austria
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder ⓘ King William I of Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
King Wilhelm I of Prussia
Otto von Bismarck ⓘ |
| endDate | 1866-08-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| location |
Bohemia
ⓘ
Central Europe ⓘ German Confederation ⓘ Italy ⓘ |
| mainBattle |
Battle of Custoza (1866)
ⓘ
Battle of Königgrätz ⓘ Battle of Königgrätz ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Sadowa
Naval Battle of Lissa ⓘ |
| partOf | process of German unification ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
annexation of Frankfurt by Prussia
ⓘ
annexation of Hanover by Prussia ⓘ annexation of Nassau by Prussia ⓘ annexation of Schleswig-Holstein by Prussia ⓘ end of Austrian influence in northern Germany ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Schleswig War ⓘ |
| result |
Austrian defeat
ⓘ
Prussian dominance among German states ⓘ Prussian victory ⓘ dissolution of the German Confederation ⓘ establishment of the North German Confederation ⓘ exclusion of Austria from German affairs ⓘ step toward German unification under Prussia ⓘ |
| startDate | 1866-06-14 ⓘ |
| treaty |
Peace of Prague
ⓘ
Treaty of Nikolsburg ⓘ Treaty of Vienna (1866) ⓘ |
| year | 1866 ⓘ |
Referenced by (86)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Third Italian War of Independence
this entity surface form:
Unification of Germany
this entity surface form:
Seven Weeks' War
this entity surface form:
Austro-Prussian War of 1866
subject surface form:
Alfred von Waldersee
subject surface form:
Otto von Bismarck
this entity surface form:
Austro–Prussian rivalry