German Confederation

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The German Confederation was a loose association of Central European states that existed from 1815 to 1866, created after the Napoleonic Wars to coordinate the economies and maintain the independence of the German-speaking countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international organization
political confederation
successor state
country Central Europe
createdBy Congress of Vienna
dissolutionYear 1866
dissolvedAfter Austro-Prussian War
dominantPower Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
endTime 1866
foundedAfter Napoleonic Wars
goal coordinate economies of German-speaking countries
maintain independence of German states
provide collective security
hadNo common head of state
single constitution
unified army
hasCapital Frankfurt am Main
hasLegislature Federal Assembly
historicalRegion German-speaking Europe
legalBasis Treaty of Vienna (Final Act of the Congress of Vienna)
surface form: Final Act of the Congress of Vienna
legislatureType permanent congress of envoys
memberState Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Duchy of Brunswick

Duchy of Holstein
Duchy of Lauenburg
Duchy of Nassau
Hesse-Kassel
surface form: Electorate of Hesse

Free City of Bremen
Frankfurt am Main
surface form: Free City of Frankfurt

Free City of Hamburg
Free City of Lübeck
Grand Duchy of Baden
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Kingdom of Bavaria
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Kingdom of Hanover

Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Kingdom of Saxony
Kingdom of Württemberg
memberStateCount 39
officialLanguage German
precededBy Holy Roman Empire
replaced Holy Roman Empire
replacedBy German Empire
North German Confederation
startTime 1815

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Duke of Nassau locatedIn German Confederation
Duke of Nassau memberOf German Confederation
Nassau partOf German Confederation
Government of Prussia partOf German Confederation
Richard Strauss birthPlace German Confederation
Philipp Franz von Siebold countryOfCitizenship German Confederation
King of Saxony partOf German Confederation
Moritz Stern countryOfCitizenship German Confederation
Isidor Straus placeOfBirth German Confederation
Germany and Austria shareHistoricalTies German Confederation
Alois Alzheimer placeOfBirth German Confederation
Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha associatedWith German Confederation
Province of Saxony partOf German Confederation
House of Schaumburg-Lippe historicalAllegiance German Confederation
Reuss principalities country German Confederation
Reuss principalities partOf German Confederation
Reuss principalities memberOf German Confederation
Dörnberg, Prussia locatedIn German Confederation
Graf usedIn German Confederation
Duchy of Oldenburg partOf German Confederation
Duchy of Oldenburg memberOf German Confederation
Duchy of Holstein partOf German Confederation
Young Germany bannedBy German Confederation
Order of the White Falcon formerCountry German Confederation
Saxony (later in the war, partially against Napoleon) partOfAfter1815 German Confederation
subject surface form: Saxony
Richard Dedekind birthPlace German Confederation
Duke of Schleswig borderRegionOf German Confederation
Restoration period in Europe hasPart German Confederation
Clara Zetkin countryOfBirth German Confederation
Duke of Holstein partOf German Confederation
Adolf Lüderitz countryOfCitizenship German Confederation
Adolf Lüderitz countryOfBirth German Confederation
Adam Opel countryOfCitizenship German Confederation
Treaty of Vienna (Final Act of the Congress of Vienna) establishes German Confederation
subject surface form: Treaty of Vienna (1815)
First Schleswig War conflictBetween German Confederation
First Schleswig War locatedIn German Confederation
First Schleswig War hasBelligerent German Confederation
South German gulden country German Confederation
Siege of Luxembourg (1815) aftermath German Confederation
this entity surface form: Luxembourg became a federal fortress of the German Confederation
Kingdom of Saxony locatedIn German Confederation
Kingdom of Saxony memberOf German Confederation
Leopold II, Prince of Lippe partOf German Confederation
Rheinbund succeededBy German Confederation
Moritz von Jacobi countryOfCitizenship German Confederation
Franz Brentano birthPlace German Confederation
Landeck, Hesse-Kassel locatedIn German Confederation
Johann Most citizenship German Confederation
Martha Bernays birthCountry German Confederation
August Horch placeOfBirth German Confederation