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| 1274 | Rudolf I |  |
| Recognized by Pope Gregory X after he renounces Imperial rights in Rome |
| 1520 | Charles V |  |
| 26th May Dover Meets Henry VIII & spends three days with Henry & Catherine in Canterbury |
| 1522 | Charles V | |
| Greenwich Charles V visits England & stays at Greenwich |
| 1531 | Charles V | |
| Prohibits the adoption of Protestantism in The Netherlands |
| 1619 | William, George | |
| Berlin Appointed Elector of Brandenburg |
| 1717 | Frederick William I | |
| Berlin Introduces compulsory primary education |
| 1791 | Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Friedrich Ludwig Furst zu | |
| Berlin Appointed Governor of Berlin |
| 1799 | Gagern, Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von | |
| 20th Aug Bayreuth Birth of Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern, son of Hans Chris toph Ernst, Baron von Gagern,a liberal statesman from Hesse |
| 1832 | Hormayr, Joseph von | |
| Appointed Minister to Hanover for Bavaria |
| 1834 | List, Friedrich | |
| Berlin German states incorporate their customs unions into the larger Prussian customs union |
| Berlin The main ideological contributor behind the customs union is Friedrich List, an economist holding mercantilist and protectionist views |
| 1839 | Hormayr, Joseph von | |
| Appointed Bavarian Minister to Bremen |
| 1847 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Makes maiden speech outraging the Assembly by his reactionary views |
| 1847 | Frederick William IV | |
| Berlin Allows freedom of the press |
| Berlin Refuses to allow a fully representative Assembly |
| Berlin Refuses to allow a written Constitution |
| Berlin The Diet is united against Frederick William's idea of a representative Assembly |
| 1848 | Charles Anthony | |
| Berlin Appointed Chancellor of Germany |
| Presides over new elections to the Diet, results in a liberal victory |
| 1848 | Gagern, Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von | |
| 19th May Appointed President of the Frankfurt Parliament |
| Dec Berlin The Declaration of the Basic Rights , a model for all German democratic institutions |
| 17th Dec Appointed Minister President of the German Provisional Government |
| 17th Dec Introduces the Gagernsche Program, Austria is to be excluded from the new federal state, but bound to it by a treaty of Union |
| 1848 | Schleinitz, Alexander von | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| 1848 | Schleintiz, Alexander von | |
| Berlin Works for an alliance between Russia, Germany & Austria against Great Britain |
| 1848 | Vincke | |
| Vincke's moderates a landslide election victory to the Diet with 210 seats |
| 1849 | Gagern, Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von | |
| 20th May Resigns after the King of Prussia refuses his offer to be an elected German Emperor frustrating Gagern's plan for non-revolutionary German unification |
| 20th May The Gagernsche Program is accepted but endless constitutional debate leads to Gagern's resignation |
| 1856 | Bethmann Hollweg, Theobald von | |
| 29th Nov Hohenfinow Birth of Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg |
| 1857 | Michaelis, Georg | |
| 8th Sep Birth of Georg Michaelis |
| 1858 | Bonin, Eduard von | |
| Appointed Minister of War |
| 1858 | Charles Anthony | |
| Appointed Minister President |
| 1860 | Roon | |
| Appointed Minister of War |
| Berlin Plans to increase troops in line with population growth are rejected by the Landtag |
| Berlin Roon's plans are rejected because the Crown would gain too much power |
| Berlin The Landtag rejects Roon's army reform bill but makes a loan |
| 1862 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 21st Sep Promises to form a government & put through reforms in defiance of Parliament |
| 1862 | Roon | |
| Appointed Minister of Marine |
| 17th Sep Berlin Sends a telegram to Bismarck to solve the Constitutional Crisis in Prussia |
| 1864 | Gagern, Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von | |
| Appointed Hessian envoy to Vienna |
| 1865 | Roon | |
| Kiel The Prussian Navy HQ is moved from Danzig to Kiel, despite protests from Vienna |
| 1866 | Forckenbeck, Maximilian Franz August von | |
| Appointed President of the Prussian House of Representatives |
| 1866 | Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst | |
| Appointed minister of foreign affairs |
| Appointed Minister President of Prussia |
| 1867 | Bucher, Adolf Lothar | |
| Berlin Draws up the Constitution of the North German Confederation |
| 1867 | Wilhelm I | |
| Berlin Appointed Head of the North German Confederation |
| 1871 | Bucher, Adolf Lothar | |
| Frankfurt Helps draw up the Treaty of Frankfurt |
| 1871 | Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Hermann Fusrst zu | |
| Berlin Appointed Imperial Reichstag |
| 1872 | Roon | |
| Appointed Minister of sident of Prussia by Bismarck |
| Berlin Dismissed by Bismarck because of his lack of support |
| 1878 | Bucher, Adolf Lothar | |
| Appointed Secretary-Archivist at the Congress of Berlin |
| 1880 | Gagern, Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von | |
| Darmstadt Death of Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern |
| 1888 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin | |
| Appointed Minister of Bucharest |
| 1890 | Caprivi, Georg Leo von | |
| Caprivirip The Caprivi Strip is added to German Namibia, thus linking that territory with the Zambezi River |
| Feb Berlin Summoned to Berlin by Wilhelm II, Caprivi is informed that he is the Kaiser's intended choice should Bismarck prove resistant to Wilhelm's proposed changes to the government |
| 18th Mar Berlin Appointed Imperial Chancellor |
| 21st Mar Berlin Instructed by Wihelm II to renew the Reinsurance Treaty with Russia |
| July Heligoland Under the Zanzibar treaty the British cede the island of Heligoland to Germany in exchange for control of Zanzibar |
| 1890 | Holstein, Friedrich von | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Fails to renew the Reinsurance Treaty with Russia |
| 1890 | Wilhelm II | |
| 24th Jan Berlin Attributes the rise of socialism to failure of the Government to reform |
| 24th Jan Berlin Proposes shortening working hours & regulating Sunday work |
| 1892 | Caprivi, Georg Leo von | |
| Following a legislative defeat on an educational bill, Caprivi resigns as Prussian Minister-President and is replaced by Count Botho zu Eulenburg |
| 1893 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin | |
| Berlin Appointed Ambassador to Rome |
| 1894 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin | |
| Berlin Appointed Ambassador to Italy |
| 1894 | Caprivi, Georg Leo von | |
| Dismissed as Chancellor & replaced by Prince Chlodwig of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfrst |
| 1894 | Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst | |
| Berlin Appointed Imperial Chancellor of Germany |
| Appointed Minister President of Prussia |
| 1896 | Wilhelm II | |
| Straits Announces Britain intends to give the Straits to Russia & he refuses to allow it |
| Berlin Announces Britain intends to give the Straits to Russia & refuses to allow it |
| 1897 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Berlin Says "We do not wish to put anyone in the shade, but we demand our place in the sun" |
| 1899 | Bethmann Hollweg, Theobald von | |
| Appointed President of the Province of Brandenburg |
| 1899 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin | |
| Berlin Created Count Bulow |
| 1900 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin | |
| Berlin Appointed Chancellor of Germany |
| Appointed Minister President of Prussia |
| Carolines Purchases the Caroline Islands & Samoa |
| Berlin Supplementary Naval Act, escalates shipbuilding after the Boer War |
| 1902 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin | |
| Berlin The Tariff Law, increases duties particularly on imported grain from Russia |
| 1903 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin | |
| The Centre Party holds the balance of power |
| The Tariff Law increased food prices & the Social Democrats gain 25 seats |
| 1903 | Neurath, Constantin Freiher von | |
| London Appointed Consul General to London |
| 1905 | Bethmann Hollweg, Theobald von | |
| Appointed Prussian Minister of Interior |
| 1905 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin | |
| Bulow alienates France over his handling of the Moroccan crisis |
| 1906 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin | |
| Algeciras Brings about the Algeciras conference following the Moroccan crisis |
| Berlin Created Prince |
| 1906 | Holstein, Friedrich von | |
| Berlin Dismissed after the Moroccan Crisis |
| 1907 | Bethmann Hollweg, Theobald von | |
| Berlin Appointed Vice Chancellor |
| 1907 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin | |
| The parties of the Bulow Bloc win 216 seats |
| Wins a working majority without dependence on the Centre Party |
| 1907 | Maximilian of Baden | |
| Appointed President of the Baden Diet |
| 1908 | Bernstorf | |
| Washington Appointed Ambassador to the USA |
| 1908 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin | |
| Stops Austria-Hungary's annexation of Bosnia and Hercegovina |
| Stops Russis opening the Dardanelles |
| Strengthens the Triple Entente between Great Britain, France & Russia |
| 1909 | Bethmann Hollweg, Theobald von | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Prussia |
| 1909 | Bethmann Hollweg, Theobold von | |
| Persues a policy of detente with Britain, hoping to come to some agreement that would put a halt to the two countries' ruinous naval arms race, but failed, largely due to the opposition of German Naval Minister Alfred von Tirpitz |
| 8th Feb Berlin France & Germany agree to support the independence of Morocco |
| 14th July Berlin Appointed Imperial Chancellor of Germany |
| 1909 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin | |
| 14th July Berlin Resigns after his tax reforms are defeated in the Reichstag |
| Nov Loses confidence of Emperor William II in the Daily Telegraph affair |
| 1909 | Michaelis, Georg | |
| Appointed Under Secretary of state to the Prussian Treasury in Berlin |
| 1912 | Bethmann Hollweg, Theobold von | |
| Negotiates treaties with Britain over an eventual partition of the Portuguese colonies and the Berlin-Baghdad railway |
| 1912 | Hertling, Georg von | |
| Appointed President of the Bavarian Constituent Assembly |
| 1912 | Theobald, Bethmann Hollweg von | |
| The main benificiaries are the Socialists who now have 110 Deputies |
| 21st May Berlin The new Naval Law is passed by the Reichstag in order to expand the German navy |
| 1913 | Bethmann Hollweg, Theobald von | |
| 4th Dec Berlin Loses a vote of confidence in the Reichstag over the Zabern |
| 1913 | Falkenhayn, Eric von | |
| Appointed Prussian Minister of War |
| 1913 | Theobald, Bethmann Hollweg von | |
| Berlin Wins a vote of confidence after sequesting Polish lands for its peasants |
| 1914 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin | |
| Appointed Ambassador to Italy |
| 1914 | Neurath, Constantin Freiher von | |
| Berlin Appointed embassy counselor at Constantinople |
| 1915 | Helfferich, Karl | |
| Appointed Minister of Finance |
| 1915 | Michaelis, Georg | |
| Appointed leader of the Reichsgetreidestelle, an office in which he was responsible for the administration of Prussian corn and wheat in the World War I |
| 1915 | Rathenau, Walter | |
| Appointed President of the Allgemeine-Elektrizitats-Gesellschaft |
| 1916 | Helfferich, Karl | |
| Appointed Minister of the Interior |
| 1916 | Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| Ludendorff and Hindenburg become the leaders of the military-industrial dictatorship Third Supreme Command |
| 1916 | Neurath, Constantin Freiher von | |
| Wurttemberg Appointed Cabinet Chief |
| 1917 | Bernstorf | |
| Constantinople Appointed Ambassador to Turkey |
| 1917 | Hertling, Georg von | |
| 30th Oct Berlin Appointed Chancellor of Germany |
| 1917 | Kuhlman, Richard von | |
| 6th Aug Appointed Secretary of State |
| 1917 | Kuhlmann, Richard von | |
| 6th Aug Berlin Appointed Foreign Minister |
| 6th Aug Appointed Secretary of State |
| 1917 | Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| July Ludendorff becomes the dominant figure in the Third Supreme Command and after the resignation of Theobald Bethmann Hollweg takes |
