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| 1177 | Frederick I Barbarossa |  |
| Milan Under the Peace of Venice, Milan is granted sel-government |
| Verona Under the Peace of Venice, Verona is granted sel-government |
| 1499 | Maximilian I | |
| Defeared by the Swiss Confederacy leading to Swiss independence |
| 1713 | Gortz, Georg Heinrich von | |
| Holstein Helps preserve the independence of Holstein from Danish rule |
| Scleswig Helps preserve the independence of Schleswig from Danish rule |
| 1807 | Frederick William III | |
| 9th July Danzig Under the 2nd Treaty of Tilsit Danzig becomes a free city |
| 1909 | Bethmann Hollweg, Theobold von | |
| 8th Feb Berlin France & Germany agree to support the independence of Morocco |
| 1936 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 11th July Berlin Confirms Austria's sovereignty & promises not to interfere in it's internal affairs |
| 1937 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 30th Jan Locarno Hitler repudiates the Locarno treaty but will guarantee the independence of Holland & Belgium |
| 30th Jan Locarno Repudiates the Locarno treaty but will guarantee the independence of Holland & Belgium |
| 1938 | Henlein, Konrad | |
| Sudetenland Asks for complete autonomy for Sudeten Germans in the Karlsbad Decrees |
| 24th April Sudetanland Henlein demands full independence for the Sudeten Germans |
| 4th Sep Sudetenland Henlein rejects Benes ' offer of full autonomy for Sudetenland |
| 1938 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 21st May Berlin "It is my unalterable intention to smash Czech by military action in the near future" |
| 1939 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 13th Mar Berlin Slovakia proclaims its independence |
| 14th Mar Berlin Visited by Tiso & Durcansky, Hitler demands the separation of Slovakia from Czech |
| 16th Mar Slovakia proclaims independence & declares support for Nazi Germany |
| 21st Sep Germany & Russia declares that Poland no longer exists |
| 1939 | Ribbentrop, Joachim von | |
| 14th Mar Berlin When Slovak deputies meet Tiso reads out a declaration of independence |
