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3 March – German federal election, 1871; 21 March – Otto von Bismarck is appointed as the first Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire and his Bismarck cabinet was sworn in. 16 April – Constitution of the German Empire, the basic law of the German Empire of 1871–1918, passed by German Reichtstag and coming into effect on 4 May 1871.
The empire was founded on 18 January 1871 at the Palace of Versailles, outside Paris, France, where the south German states, except for Austria and Liechtenstein, joined the North German Confederation and the new constitution came into force on 16 April, changing the name of the federal state to the German Empire and introducing the title of ...
Pages in category "1871 in Germany" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The North German Confederation was renamed, and some of its organs received a new title. The constitution of 1 January 1871 did have lasting significance in the German Empire despite the new constitution of 16 April 1871: article 80 (not repeated in the constitution of 16 April) which made many North German laws come into force also in the South.
In referring to the entire period between 1871 and 1945, the partially translated English phrase "German Reich" (/-ˈ r aɪ k /) is applied by historians in formal contexts; [3] although in common English usage this state was and is known simply as Germany, the English term "German Empire" is reserved to denote the German state between 1871 and 1918.
1871 in Germany; I. 1871 in Iceland; 1871 in Ireland; S. 1871 in Scotland ... This page was last edited on 17 October 2022, at 21:14 (UTC).
Railway stations in Germany opened in 1871 (39 P) Pages in category "1871 establishments in Germany" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total.
1871 in Germany (5 C, 11 P) 1872 in Germany (5 C, 6 P) 1873 in Germany (2 C, 4 P) ... This page was last edited on 12 January 2022, at 18:19 (UTC).