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This is a timeline of German history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Germany and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Germany. See also the list of German monarchs and list of chancellors of Germany and the list of years in Germany
The Kingdom of Prussia [a] (German: Königreich Preußen, pronounced [ˈkøːnɪkʁaɪç ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] ⓘ) constituted the German state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918. [5] It was the driving force behind the unification of Germany in 1866 and was the leading state of the German Empire until its dissolution in 1918. [5]
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Other events of 1853 History of Germany • Timeline ... Prussia is ceded territory which allows it to construct a major naval ...
By 1900, Germany was the dominant power on the European continent and its rapidly expanding industry had surpassed Britain's while provoking it in a naval arms race. Germany led the Central Powers in World War I, but was defeated, partly occupied, forced to pay war reparations, and stripped of its colonies and significant territory along its ...
Prussia, with its capital at Königsberg and then, when it became the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701, Berlin, decisively shaped the history of Germany. The name Prussia derives from the Old Prussians ; in the 13th century, the Teutonic Knights – an organized Catholic medieval military order of German crusaders – conquered the lands inhabited by ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Other events of 1843 History of Germany • Timeline ... Incumbents. Kingdom of Prussia – Monarch – Friedrich Wilhelm IV
Kingdom of Prussia. Monarch – Frederick William III of Prussia (16 November 1797 – 7 June 1840) [1] Kingdom of Bavaria. Maximilian I (1 January 1806 – 13 October 1825) Ludwig I (13 October 1825 – 20 March 1848) Kingdom of Saxony. Frederick Augustus I (20 December 1806 – 5 May 1827) Kingdom of Hanover. George IV (29 January 1820 – 26 ...
Kingdom of Prussia. Monarch – Frederick William III of Prussia (16 November 1797 – 7 June 1840) [1] Kingdom of Bavaria. Monarch - Ludwig I (1825–1848) Kingdom of Saxony. Anthony (5 May 1827 – 6 June 1836) Kingdom of Hanover. William IV (26 June 1830 to 1837) Kingdom of Württemberg. William (1816–1864)