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| Alliance Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von |  |
| St Petersburg Reconciles William & Francis Joseph & discusses Alliance with Beust |
| Alliance Ludwig II | |
| Offers the German crown to the King of Prussia |
| Supports Prussia, although supported Austria against Prussia in 1866 |
| Battle of Le Mans Frederick Charles | |
| 12th Jan Le Mans Defeats General Chanzy |
| Birth of Ebert, Friedrich Ebert, Friedrich | |
| 4th Feb Heidelberg Birth of Friedrich Ebert |
| Centre Party Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Defends Catholic interests against Bismarck's Kulturkampf |
| Chancellor Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Appointed Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire |
| The 1866 North German Constitution becomes the 1871 Constitution of the German Empire with some adjustments |
| The German Empire is the name used in English to describe the first 47 years of the German Reich when it was a semi-constitutional monarchy: beginning with the unification of Germany and proclamation of William I of Prussia as German Emperor |
| The new empire has a Parliament with two houses, the lower house, or Reichstag, is elected by universal male suffrage, however, the original constituencies drawn in 1871 were never redrawn to reflect the growth of urban areas |
| Constitution Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| A Federal Government, Bundesrat, elected by regional Governments |
| A National Government, Reichstag, elected by all males over 25 by secret ballot |
| Bismarck's intention is to create a constitutional faade which would mask the continuation of authoritarian policies |
| Legislation requires the consent of the Bundesrat, the federal council of deputies from the states, executive power is vested in the emperor, or Kaiser, who is assisted by a chancellor responsible only to him |
| Officially, the chancellor is a one-man cabinet and is responsible for the conduct of all state affairs; in practice, the State Secretaries (officials in charge of fields as finance, war, foreign affairs, etc.) act as unofficial portfolio ministers |
| Prussia uses a highly restrictive three-class voting system in which the richest third of the population could choose 85 percent of the legislature, all but assuring a conservative majority |
| The Reichstag has the power to pass, amend or reject bills, it could not initiate legislation, the power of initiating Legislation rests with the Chancellor |
| The unified Germany under Chancellor Otto von Bismarck is called in German Deutsches Reich, remains the official name of Germany until 1945 |
| With the exception of the years 1872-1873 and 1892-1894, the Chancellor is always simultaneously the prime minister of Prussia, with 17 out of 58 votes in the Bundesrat, Berlin needed only a few votes from the small states to exercise control |
| Constitution Wilhelm I | |
| 18th Jan Declared Emperor of a united German Reich in the Galerie des Glaces in Versailles |
| Deutsches Reich Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| The unified Germany under Chancellor Otto von Bismarck is called in German Deutsches Reich, remains the official name of Germany until 1945 |
| Imperial Reichstag Hohenlohe Langenburg Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Hermann Fusrst zu | |
| Berlin Appointed Imperial Reichstag |
| Kulturkampf Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Among the measures taken to reduce the influence of the Catholic Church was the addition of 130a to the German Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch), which threatened clergy who discussed politics from the pulpit with two years of prison |
| Peace Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| William makes Bismarck responsible for conducting the peace with France |
| 25th Jan Berlin Royal orders force Moltke to submit to Bismarck who wishes to end the war |
| 26th Jan Put in control of the armistice talks |
| Feb Discusses peace terms with Thiers & Favre |
| Peerage Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Created Frst von Bismarck (Prince Bismarck) |
| Reichstag Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| The new empire has a Parliament with two houses, the lower house, or Reichstag, is elected by universal male suffrage, however, the original constituencies drawn in 1871 were never redrawn to reflect the growth of urban areas |
| 21st Mar Berlin Opens the 1st Reichstag of the 2nd Reich |
| Rule of Alsace Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 10th May Alsace Under the treaty of Frankfurt Germany keeps Alsace |
| 10th May Alsace Lorraine Under the treaty of Frankfurt Germany keeps Alsace |
| Rule of Lorraine Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 10th May Lorraine Under the treaty of Frankfurt Germany keeps Alsace |
| Strafgesetzbuch Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Among the measures taken to reduce the influence of the Catholic Church was the addition of 130a to the German Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch), which threatened clergy who discussed politics from the pulpit with two years of prison |
| Succession of Wilhelm I Wilhelm I | |
| 18th Jan Versailles Succeeds as Emperor of Germany |
| Treaty of Frankfurt Thiers, Louis Adolphie |  |
| 10th May Frankfurt Germany keeps Alsace & Lorraine & an army of occupation in France |
| 10th May Frankfurt Germany receives a war Indemnity of 5,000 million francs |
| Treaty of Frankfurt Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 10th May Frankfurt A German army of occuption will remain in France until the war indemnity is paid |
| 10th May Frankfurt Ends the Franco-Prussian War |
| 10th May Frankfurt Germany keeps Alsace & Lorraine |
| Treaty of Frankfurt Bucher, Adolf Lothar | |
| Frankfurt Helps draw up the Treaty of Frankfurt |
| Unification Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin A National Government, Reichstag, elected by all males over 25 by secret ballot |
| Unification Louis II | |
| Bavaria Brings Bavaria into the German Empire |
| Unification Wilhelm I | |
| 18th Jan Versailles Declared Emperor of a united German Reich in the Galerie des Glaces in Versailles |
| Zollverein Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Alsace-Lorraine join the Zollverein after being acquired by Germany following the Franco-Prussian war |
