North German Confederation
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The North German Confederation was a Prussian-led federal state formed in 1867 that united numerous northern German states and served as the political precursor to the German Empire.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Unification of Germany | 2 |
| Norddeutscher Bund | 1 |
| North German Confederation (associated) | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
confederation
ⓘ
federal state ⓘ historical state ⓘ predecessor state of Germany ⓘ |
| alliance |
German Customs Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Zollverein (customs union framework)
|
| capital | Berlin ⓘ |
| constitutionalInstrument | Constitution of the North German Confederation ⓘ |
| conventionalLongName | North German Confederation self-link ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| currency |
North German thaler
ⓘ
South German gulden (in some areas) ⓘ |
| dominantState |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| endDate | 1871-01-18 ⓘ |
| firstHeadOfGovernment | Otto von Bismarck ⓘ |
| firstHeadOfState |
King William I of Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
William I, King of Prussia
|
| flagDescription | Black-white-red horizontal tricolour ⓘ |
| followedBy | German Empire ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyDirection | Prussian-led German unification ⓘ |
| formedAfter | Austro-Prussian War ⓘ |
| governmentForm | federal monarchy ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Chancellor ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | President of the Confederation ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
19th century
ⓘ
Age of Nationalism ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Central Europe ⓘ |
| legalSuccessor | German Empire ⓘ |
| legislature | Reichstag of the North German Confederation ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | Reichstag of the North German Confederation ⓘ |
| memberState |
Duchy of Anhalt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form:
Duchy of Brunswick
Duchy of Holstein ⓘ Duchy of Lauenburg ⓘ Duchy of Nassau (annexed by Prussia, then part of Prussia) ⓘ Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxe-Coburg ⓘ
surface form:
Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Schleswig ⓘ Province of Hesse-Nassau ⓘ
surface form:
Electorate of Hesse (annexed by Prussia, then part of Prussia)
Bremen ⓘ
surface form:
Free and Hanseatic City of Bremen
Hamburg ⓘ
surface form:
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Lübeck ⓘ
surface form:
Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck
Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Duchy of Hesse (northern parts)
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ⓘ Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ⓘ Duchy of Oldenburg ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Province of Hanover ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Hanover (annexed by Prussia, then part of Prussia)
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryLeader | Helmuth von Moltke the Elder ⓘ |
| nativeName |
North German Confederation
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Norddeutscher Bund
|
| officialLanguage | German ⓘ |
| precededBy | German Confederation ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | political precursor to the unification of Germany ⓘ |
| startDate | 1867-07-01 ⓘ |
| upperHouse |
Federal Council of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Bundesrat of the North German Confederation
|
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Unification of Germany
this entity surface form:
North German Confederation (associated)
this entity surface form:
Norddeutscher Bund
this entity surface form:
Unification of Germany