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Germany is traditionally a country organized as a federal state. After the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the German-speaking territories of the empire became allied in the German Confederation (1815–1866), a league of states with some federalistic elements.
The Institute's research work has resulted in a variety of cooperation projects, including important standard works on Bavarian history, such as the Handbuch der Bayerischen Geschichte (the so-called "Spindler", a handbook on Bavarian History), the Bayerischer Geschichtsatlas (i.e. Atlas of Bavarian History), the Historischer Atlas von Bayern (a standard book series on regional history on the ...
Accused of showing blind loyalty to Prussia, Ludwig III became increasingly unpopular during the war. In 1918, the kingdom attempted to negotiate a separate peace with the allies but failed. By 1918, civil unrest was spreading across Bavaria and Germany, Bavarian defiance to Prussian hegemony and Bavarian separatism being key motivators.
Bavaria, [a] officially the Free State of Bavaria, [b] is a state in the southeast of Germany.With an area of 70,550.19 km 2 (27,239.58 sq mi), it is the largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total land area of Germany, and with over 13.08 million inhabitants, it is the second most populous German state, behind only North Rhine-Westphalia; however, due to its ...
Other events of 1850 History of Germany • Timeline • Years: Events from the year 1850 in Germany. Incumbents. King of Bavaria – Maximilian II;
Map of the German Confederation (in German). The states of the German Confederation were member states of the German Confederation, from 20 June 1815 until 24 August 1866.. On the whole, its territory nearly coincided with that remaining in the Holy Roman Empire at the outbreak of the French Revolution, with the notable exception of Belgium.
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