Kingdom of Westphalia

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The Kingdom of Westphalia was a short-lived client state of the First French Empire, created by Napoleon in 1807 in central Germany and ruled by his brother Jérôme Bonaparte.

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King of Westphalia 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic state
client state
former kingdom
alliance First French Empire
capital Kassel NERFINISHED
coatOfArms arms combining French imperial eagle and regional symbols
commonName Kingdom of Westphalia NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Germany
createdBy First French Empire
Napoleon I NERFINISHED
currency Westphalian frank
dissolved 1813
endDate 1813
establishedAfter Treaty of Tilsit
surface form: Treaties of Tilsit
flag tricolour of green white red
followedBy Electorate of Hesse NERFINISHED
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Kingdom of Hanover

Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
governmentType constitutional monarchy
headOfState Jérôme Bonaparte
historicalEra Early 19th century
inception 1807
language French
German
lastRuler Jérôme Bonaparte
legalSystem Napoleonic Code
locatedInTime Napoleonic Wars
militaryConflict War of the Fifth Coalition
War of the Sixth Coalition
namedAfter Westphalia
officialName Kingdom of Westphalia NERFINISHED
partOf Confederation of the Rhine
precededBy Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Electorate of Hesse NERFINISHED
Prussian territories in western Germany
protector Napoleon I NERFINISHED
reasonForEnd defeat of Napoleon in Germany
religion Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
rulerTitle Kingdom of Westphalia self-linksurface differs
surface form: King of Westphalia
shortName Westphalia
startDate 1807-12-08
status client state of the First French Empire
territoryIncludes parts of present-day Hesse
parts of present-day Lower Saxony
parts of present-day North Rhine-Westphalia
parts of present-day Saxony-Anhalt

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War of the Fifth Coalition belligerent Kingdom of Westphalia
Napoleonic Wars mainBelligerent Kingdom of Westphalia
Jérôme Bonaparte monarchOf Kingdom of Westphalia
Jérôme Bonaparte nobleTitle Kingdom of Westphalia
this entity surface form: King of Westphalia
Bonaparte dynasty notableTitleHeld Kingdom of Westphalia
this entity surface form: King of Westphalia
Prince-Bishopric of Münster partiallySuccessor Kingdom of Westphalia
Jérôme Bonaparte positionHeld Kingdom of Westphalia
this entity surface form: King of Westphalia
Bonaparte dynasty ruled Kingdom of Westphalia
Kingdom of Westphalia rulerTitle Kingdom of Westphalia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: King of Westphalia