North German Confederation

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf confederation
federal state
historical state
predecessor state of Germany
alliance Zollverein (customs union framework)
capital Berlin
constitutionalInstrument Constitution of the North German Confederation
conventionalLongName North German Confederation
country Germany
currency North German thaler
South German gulden (in some areas)
dominantState Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
endDate 1871-01-18
firstHeadOfGovernment Otto von Bismarck
firstHeadOfState 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
Duchy of Holstein
Duchy of Lauenburg
Duchy of Nassau (annexed by Prussia, then part of Prussia)
Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
linked to: Saxe-Coburg

Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Duchy of Schleswig
Electorate of Hesse (annexed by Prussia, then part of Prussia)
Free and Hanseatic City of Bremen
linked to: Bremen

Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
linked to: Hamburg

Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck
linked to: Lübeck

Grand Duchy of Hesse (northern parts)
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
linked to: Duchy of Oldenburg

Kingdom of Hanover (annexed by Prussia, then part of Prussia)
linked to: Province of Hanover

Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Kingdom of Saxony
militaryLeader Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
nativeName Norddeutscher Bund
officialLanguage German
precededBy German Confederation
roleInHistory political precursor to the unification of Germany
startDate 1867-07-01
upperHouse Bundesrat of the North German Confederation

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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 (associated)
linked to: North German Confederation
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach memberOf North German Confederation
North German Confederation conventionalLongName North German Confederation
North German Confederation nativeName Norddeutscher Bund
linked to: North German Confederation
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 Unification of Germany
linked to: North German Confederation
House of Hohenzollern associatedWithEvent Unification of Germany
linked to: North German Confederation
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 Unification of Germany
linked to: North German Confederation
Province of Saxony partOf North German Confederation
Ems Dispatch crisis relatedTo unification of Germany
linked to: North German Confederation
Siege of Metz belligerent North German Confederation
Siege of Paris partOf unification of Germany
linked to: North German Confederation
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 partOf North German Confederation
King of Prussia significantEvent Unification of Germany
linked to: North German Confederation
Battle of Gravelotte belligerent North German Confederation
Saxony laterPartOf North German Confederation
Battle of Wissembourg belligerent German states of the North German Confederation
linked to: North German Confederation
Second Reich inceptionEvent Unification of Germany
linked to: North German Confederation
Second Reich precededBy North German Confederation