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.

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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

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Age of Nationalism hasKeyEvent Austro-Prussian War
Duchy of Nassau (annexed by Prussia, then part of Prussia) reasonForEnd Austro-Prussian War
subject surface form: Duchy of Nassau
General Ludwig von Benedek participatedIn Austro-Prussian War
subject surface form: Ludwig von Benedek
German War hasAlternativeName Austro-Prussian War
German War hasAlternativeName Austro-Prussian War
this entity surface form: Seven Weeks' War
German War hasAlternativeName Austro-Prussian War
this entity surface form: Deutscher Krieg
Treaty of Vienna (1866) endedConflict Austro-Prussian War
Treaty of Vienna (1866) endedConflict Austro-Prussian War
this entity surface form: Seven Weeks' War
Naval Battle of Lissa partOf Austro-Prussian War
Battle of Königgrätz partOf Austro-Prussian War
Battle of Königgrätz conflict Austro-Prussian War
Peace of Prague endedConflict Austro-Prussian War
subject surface form: Peace of Prague (1866)
Peace of Prague endedConflict Austro-Prussian War
subject surface form: Peace of Prague (1866)
this entity surface form: Seven Weeks' War
Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse participatedIn Austro-Prussian War
Treaty of Nikolsburg endedConflict Austro-Prussian War
Treaty of Nikolsburg endedConflict Austro-Prussian War
this entity surface form: Seven Weeks' War
Saxony-Altenburg participatedIn Austro-Prussian War
Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg dissolutionCause Austro-Prussian War
Hesse-Nassau establishedAfter Austro-Prussian War
Duke Albrecht of Württemberg conflict Austro-Prussian War
Karl von Steinmetz participatedIn Austro-Prussian War
Ausgleich followed Austro-Prussian War
this entity surface form: Austro-Prussian War of 1866
Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust participatedIn Austro-Prussian War
Duchy of Lauenburg historicalEvent Austro-Prussian War
Hanoverian government significantEvent Austro-Prussian War
this entity surface form: Austro-Prussian War of 1866
Adolphe, Duke of Nassau conflict Austro-Prussian War
Ferdinand von Zeppelin participantIn Austro-Prussian War
Charles I of Württemberg participatedIn Austro-Prussian War
Prince William of Prussia notableEvent Austro-Prussian War
subject surface form: William I, German Emperor
George significantEvent Austro-Prussian War
subject surface form: George V of Hanover
Habsburg cavalry conflict Austro-Prussian War