Unification of Germany

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historical event political process state formation

The Unification of Germany was the 19th-century process, largely driven by Prussia and Otto von Bismarck, that consolidated numerous independent German states into a single German nation-state proclaimed in 1871.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
German unification 4
German annexation of Alsace-Lorraine 1
Wars of German Unification 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
political process ⓘ
state formation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs German Empire unification ⓘ
German unification ⓘ
causedBy decline of Austrian influence in Germany ⓘ
rise of Prussian military and economic power ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
countryFormed German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicFactor Zollverein NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate 1871-01-18 ⓘ
endEvent Proclamation of the German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
excludedEntity Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
excludedEntity German-speaking regions of Austria-Hungary ⓘ
followedBy German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
ideologicalBasis German nationalism ⓘ
Realpolitik ⓘ
keyPerson Albrecht von Roon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ
King Wilhelm I of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Otto von Bismarck NERFINISHED ⓘ
language German ⓘ
locationOfEndEvent Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainDrivingState Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ
method alliances ⓘ
diplomacy ⓘ
warfare ⓘ
militaryAlliance North German Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy Austrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf European state-building in the 19th century ⓘ
precededBy German Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept Grossdeutschland solution ⓘ
Kleindeutschland solution NERFINISHED ⓘ
result King of Prussia became German Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishment of a federal monarchy ⓘ
political unification of most German-speaking states ⓘ
significantEvent Austro-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Erfurt Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Frankfurt Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ
North German Confederation formation ⓘ
Revolutions of 1848 in the German states NERFINISHED ⓘ
Second Schleswig War NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantTreaty Treaty of Frankfurt (1871) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Treaty of Prague (1866) NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate 1815 ⓘ
startEvent Congress of Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

German Emperor → associatedWithEvent → Unification of Germany ⓘ
South German gulden → usedBefore → Unification of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: German unification
Metz railway station → builtDuring → Unification of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: German annexation of Alsace-Lorraine
Prussian military tradition → historicallyLinkedTo → Unification of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wars of German Unification
Province of Prussia → partOfEvent → Unification of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: German unification
Prussian military medical service → usedInConflict → Unification of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: wars of German unification
Age of Nationalism → hasKeyEvent → Unification of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: German unification
Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine → associatedWithEvent → Unification of Germany ⓘ
Saxony-Meiningen → existedDuring → Unification of Germany ⓘ
King of Bavaria → associatedWithEvent → Unification of Germany ⓘ
Battle of Königgrätz → relatedEvent → Unification of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: German unification