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| Alliance of Germany Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von |  |
| St Petersburg Reconciles William & Francis Joseph & discusses Alliance with Beust
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| Alliance of Germany Ludwig II | |
| Offers the German crown to the King of Prussia
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| Supports Prussia, although supported Austria against Prussia in 1866
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| Battle of Le Mans Frederick Charles | |
| 12th Jan Le Mans Defeats General Chanzy
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| Birth of Ebert, Friedrich Ebert, Friedrich | |
| 4th Feb Heidelberg Birth of Friedrich Ebert
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| Centre Party Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Defends Catholic interests against Bismarck's Kulturkampf
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| Chancellor of Germany Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Appointed Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire
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| Constitution of Germany Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin A Federal Government , Bundesrat, elected by regional Government s
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| Berlin A National Government , Reichstag, elected by all males over 25 by secret ballot
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| Imperial Reichstag Hohenlohe Langenburg Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Hermann Fusrst zu | |
| Berlin Appointed Imperial Reichstag
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| Peace of Germany Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| William makes Bismarck responsible for conducting the peace with France
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| 25th Jan Berlin Royal orders force Moltke to submit to Bismarck who wishes to end the war
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| 26th Jan Put in control of the armistice talks
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| Feb Discusses peace terms with Thiers & Favre
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| Peerage Bismarck Schnhausen, Otto Frst von Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Created Frst von Bismarck (Prince Bismarck)
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| Reichstag Opening Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 21st Mar Berlin Opens the 1st Reichstag of the 2nd Reich
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| Rule of Alsace Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 10th May Alsace Under the treaty of Frankfurt Germany keeps Alsace
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| 10th May Alsace Lorraine Under the treaty of Frankfurt Germany keeps Alsace
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| Rule of Lorraine Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 10th May Lorraine Under the treaty of Frankfurt Germany keeps Alsace
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| Succession of Wilhelm I Wilhelm I | |
| 18th Jan Versailles Succeeds as Emperor of Germany
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| 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
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| 10th May Frankfurt Ends the Franco -Prussian War
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| 10th May Frankfurt Germany keeps Alsace & Lorraine
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| Treaty of Frankfurt Bucher, Adolf Lothar | |
| Frankfurt Helps draw up the Treaty of Frankfurt
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| Unification Louis II | |
| Bavaria Brings Bavaria into the German Empire
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| Unification Wilhelm I | |
| 18th Jan Versailles Declared Emperor of a united German Reich in the Galerie des Glaces in Versailles
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| Zollverein Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Alsace-Lorraine join the Zollverein after being acquired by Germany following the Franco -Prussian war
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