Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles

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The Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles was the 18 January 1871 ceremony in which King Wilhelm I of Prussia was declared German Emperor, symbolically marking the founding of a unified German nation-state at the end of the Franco-Prussian War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
political ceremony
alsoKnownAs Kaiserproklamation
Proclamation of the German Empire
associatedWithPerson Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia
Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
General Albrecht von Roon
linked to: Albrecht von Roon
chronologicalPosition late phase of the Franco-Prussian War
continent Europe
country France
date 18 January 1871
declaredPerson Wilhelm I of Prussia
declaredTitle German Emperor
dominantStateInNewEmpire Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
followedBy establishment of the German Empire
governmentFormEstablished federal monarchy
hasRepresentationInArt painting "The Proclamation of the German Empire" by Anton von Werner
historicalPeriod Franco-Prussian War
languageOfAlternativeName German
legalBasis agreements between North German Confederation and South German states
marks founding of the German Empire
unification of Germany
participant German princes
Otto von Bismarck
Prussian military leaders
Wilhelm I of Prussia
representatives of the North German Confederation
representatives of the South German states
place Hall of Mirrors
Palace of Versailles
politicalContext German unification
decline of the Second French Empire
precededBy victory of Prussia and its allies over France in the Franco-Prussian War
reasonForLocation to emphasize German triumph over France by proclaiming the empire at Versailles
relatedConflict Franco-Prussian War
relatedEntity French Third Republic
German Empire
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

North German Confederation
result Wilhelm I became German Emperor
creation of a unified German nation-state under Prussian leadership
significance beginning of the German Empire period (1871–1918)
key milestone in 19th-century European state formation
symbolism German victory over France
shift of power in Europe toward a unified Germany

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German Empire unificationEvent Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
Armistice of Versailles (1871) relatedEvent Proclamation of the German Empire
linked to: Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
Prussian Minister President significantEvent German Empire proclamation in 1871
linked to: Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
King of Prussia significantEvent German Empire proclamation at Versailles
linked to: Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
Second Reich inceptionEvent Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles alsoKnownAs Proclamation of the German Empire
linked to: Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles alsoKnownAs Kaiserproklamation
linked to: Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles hasRepresentationInArt painting "The Proclamation of the German Empire" by Anton von Werner
linked to: Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles