North German Confederation

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confederation federal state historical state predecessor state of Germany

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.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
North German Confederation canonical 92
Unification of Germany 5
unification of Germany 2

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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Saxe-Coburg ⓘ
surface form: Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ⓘ
surface form: Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

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 ⓘ
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 (108)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Württemberg → partOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
Germans → historicalState → North German Confederation ⓘ
Prussia → partOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
Hesse-Kassel → partOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
German Foreign Office → foundedBy → North German Confederation ⓘ
Franco-Prussian War → conflictBetween → North German Confederation ⓘ
Franco-Prussian War → belligerent → North German Confederation ⓘ
German states → partOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
German Empire → predecessor → North German Confederation ⓘ
Otto von Bismarck → architectOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
Kingdom of Bavaria → memberOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: North German Confederation (associated)
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach → memberOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
North German Confederation → conventionalLongName → North German Confederation self-link ⓘ
North German Confederation → nativeName → North German Confederation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norddeutscher Bund
German Confederation → replacedBy → North German Confederation ⓘ
King of Württemberg → partOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Hesse → memberOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Baden → memberOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
William I, German Emperor → significantEvent → North German Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Unification of Germany
House of Hohenzollern → associatedWithEvent → North German Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Unification of Germany
Progressive Party (Germany) → activeIn → North German Confederation ⓘ
Duchy of Mecklenburg → partOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
Government of Prussia → partOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
Battle of Sedan (1870) → belligerent → North German Confederation ⓘ
King of Saxony → partOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
King of Saxony → significantEvent → North German Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Unification of Germany
Province of Saxony → partOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
Ems Dispatch crisis → relatedTo → North German Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: unification of Germany
Siege of Metz → belligerent → North German Confederation ⓘ
Siege of Paris → partOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: unification of Germany
Siege of Paris → belligerent → North German Confederation ⓘ
Armistice of Versailles (1871) → signatory → North German Confederation ⓘ
Armistice of Versailles (1871) → belligerent → North German Confederation ⓘ
Duchy of Oldenburg → partOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
Duchy of Oldenburg → memberOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
Battle of Wörth → belligerent → North German Confederation ⓘ
Battle of Spicheren → belligerent → North German Confederation ⓘ
Prussian House of Lords → existedDuring → North German Confederation ⓘ
Reichstag of the North German Confederation → country → North German Confederation ⓘ
Reichstag of the North German Confederation → appliesToJurisdiction → North German Confederation ⓘ
Reichstag of the North German Confederation → legislativeBodyFor → North German Confederation ⓘ
Reichstag of the North German Confederation → partOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
Reichstag of the North German Confederation → legislativeBranchOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
King of Prussia → significantEvent → North German Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Unification of Germany
Battle of Gravelotte → belligerent → North German Confederation ⓘ
Saxony (later in the war, partially against Napoleon) → laterPartOf → North German Confederation ⓘ
subject surface form: Saxony
Battle of Wissembourg → belligerent → North German Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: German states of the North German Confederation
Second Reich → inceptionEvent → North German Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Unification of Germany
Second Reich → precededBy → North German Confederation ⓘ
Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles → relatedEntity → North German Confederation ⓘ