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In the confusion at the end of World War I, Frederick abdicated on 22 November 1918. A republic had already been declared on 14 November. [18] Württemberg became a state (Land) in the new Weimar Republic. Baden named itself a "democratic republic," Württemberg a "free popular state." Instead of monarchs, state presidents were in charge.
The Grand Duchy of Baden (German: Großherzogtum Baden) was a state in south-west Germany on the east bank of the Rhine. It originally existed as a sovereign state from 1806 to 1871 and later as part of the German Empire until 1918. [1] [2]
The greatest distance north to south was 225 kilometres (140 mi) and the greatest east to west was 160 km (99 mi). The border had a total length of 1,800 km (1,100 mi) and the total area of the state was 19,508 km 2 (7,532 sq mi). The kingdom had borders with Bavaria on the east and south, with Baden in the north
German Instrument of Surrender: World War II ends in Europe . 23 May The Flensburg Government around Karl Dönitz and Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk is detained by British forces. Heinrich Himmler commits suicide. 26 June: The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) was founded. 2 August
A History of Modern Germany: vol 2: 1648–1840 (1961) Hughes, Michael. Early Modern Germany, 1477–1806 (1992). Lewis, Margaret Brannan. Infanticide and Abortion in Early Modern Germany (2016). Robisheaux, Thomas. Rural society and the search for order in early modern Germany (2002). Rowlands, Alison. "Witchcraft and old women in Early Modern ...
After the Austro-Prussian War, Prussia led the Northern states into a federal state called the North German Confederation (1867–1870). The Southern states joined the federal state in 1870/71, which was consequently renamed the German Empire (1871–1918).
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Map of Stuttgart, 1794. 1321 - City status granted. 1392 - Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg (1315–1392) dies in Stuttgart. 1486 - Printing press in operation. [1] 1493 - Spitalkirche built. [2] 1495 - Stuttgart becomes capital of Wurttemberg. 1570 - Old Palace built. [2] 1626 - Hoppenlaufriedhof (cemetery) in use.