Annexation of Hanover by Prussia

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The Annexation of Hanover by Prussia was an 1866 territorial takeover during the Austro-Prussian War in which the Kingdom of Hanover was absorbed into the Kingdom of Prussia, reshaping the political map of northern Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century event ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
territorial annexation ⓘ
administrativeOutcome creation of Prussian Province of Hanover ⓘ
affectedPopulation inhabitants of the Kingdom of Hanover ⓘ
belligerent1 Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
belligerent2 Kingdom of Hanover ⓘ
cause Prussian expansionist policy ⓘ
Prussian victory in Austro-Prussian War ⓘ
conflict Austro-Prussian War ⓘ
consequence dissolution of Kingdom of Hanover as a sovereign state ⓘ
integration of Hanoverian institutions into Prussian administration ⓘ
strengthening of Prussia in northern Germany ⓘ
context Prussian–Austrian rivalry for dominance in Germany ⓘ
countryGainingTerritory Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
countryLosingTerritory Kingdom of Hanover ⓘ
date 1866 ⓘ
effect reshaping of political map of northern Germany ⓘ
followedBy incorporation of Hanover into North German Confederation ⓘ
geopoliticalImpact expansion of Prussian territory in northern Germany ⓘ
weakening of Austrian influence in northern Germany ⓘ
historicalPeriod Unification of Germany ⓘ
legalForm unilateral annexation ⓘ
location Northern Germany ⓘ
militaryBackground Prussian military victories in 1866 ⓘ
newPoliticalEntity Province of Hanover ⓘ
opposedBy Hanoverian royalists ⓘ
House of Hanover ⓘ
partOf Austro-Prussian War ⓘ
perpetrator Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
politicalSignificance step toward Prussian leadership in German unification ⓘ
previousPoliticalEntity Kingdom of Hanover ⓘ
region Hanover ⓘ
relatedEvent Annexation of Frankfurt by Prussia ⓘ
Annexation of Hesse-Kassel by Prussia ⓘ
Annexation of Nassau by Prussia ⓘ
relatedTo German unification ⓘ
North German Confederation ⓘ
result Kingdom of Hanover annexed by Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
statusOfHanoverAfterEvent Prussian province ⓘ
statusOfHanoverBeforeEvent independent kingdom ⓘ
target Kingdom of Hanover ⓘ
territorialChange Hanoverian territory transferred to Prussian control ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
typeOfChange sovereignty transfer ⓘ
year 1866 ⓘ

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Hanoverian Army → disbandedFollowing → Annexation of Hanover by Prussia ⓘ
Hesse-Nassau → establishedAfter → Prussian annexations of 1866 ⓘ
linked to: Annexation of Hanover by Prussia
Hanoverian government → endCause → Annexation of Hanover by Prussia ⓘ
George V of Hanover → significantEvent → Annexation of Hanover by Prussia ⓘ
subject linked to: George
Battle of Langensalza (1866) → followedBy → Annexation of Hanover by Prussia ⓘ
Battle of Langensalza (1866) → relatedTo → Prussian annexation of Hanover ⓘ
linked to: Annexation of Hanover by Prussia
Frederick William, Duke of Nassau → associatedWith → Prussian annexations of 1866 ⓘ
linked to: Annexation of Hanover by Prussia
Battle of Langensalza → precededBy → Prussian invasion of Hanover ⓘ
linked to: Annexation of Hanover by Prussia
Battle of Langensalza → followedBy → Prussian occupation of Hanover ⓘ
linked to: Annexation of Hanover by Prussia