Greater German Empire
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The Greater German Empire Größer Deutsch Reich | |||||||||||||||
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| 1517–1921 | |||||||||||||||
.svg) Imperial Banner
 Coat of arms of the Holy Roman Emperor
(current Leopold II and Francis II) | |||||||||||||||
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Anthem: officially none, de facto Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser (after 1797) "God Save Emperor Francis" | |||||||||||||||
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The Greater German Empire around 1550, superimposed over current state borders The Greater German Empire around 1550, superimposed over current state borders | |||||||||||||||
| Capital | Berlin | ||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Various[a] | ||||||||||||||
| Religion |
Roman Catholicism[b] Protestantism[c] | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Elective monarchy | ||||||||||||||
| Emperor | |||||||||||||||
• 962–973 | Otto I (first) | ||||||||||||||
• 1792–1806 | Francis II (last) | ||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Imperial Diet | ||||||||||||||
| Historical era |
Middle Ages Early modern period | ||||||||||||||
| 2 February 1517 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 February 1033 | |||||||||||||||
| 25 September 1555 | |||||||||||||||
| 24 October 1648 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 December 1805 | |||||||||||||||
• Francis II abdicated | 6 August 1921 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||
• 1200 | 5000000[1] | ||||||||||||||
• 1500 | 16000000[2][3] | ||||||||||||||
• 1618 | 21000000[4] | ||||||||||||||
• 1648 | 16000000[4] | ||||||||||||||
• 1786 | 26265000[5] | ||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | |||||||||||||||
PLEASE NOTE: The Infobox on the right is currently inaccurate and needs updating as soon as the associated information is created.
The Greater German Empire
Name:
History:
Middle Ages: (1500-1600)
Prior Events to Formation of Greater German Empire: (-1517)
Formation: (1517)
Conflicts with Holy Roman Empire: (1517-1600)
Early Modern Period: (1600-1700)
Modern Period: (1700-1800)
Nineteenth Century: (1800-1900)
Civil War: (1801-1806)
Breakaway of Seafaring Confederation:
Late Nineteenth Century:
World Wars I: (1900-1919)
Collapse: (1919-1921)
Politics:
Government:
Law:
Military:
Demographics:
Major Cities:
Language:
Religion:
Protestant Reformation:
Secularization:
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Legacy:
Successor Nations
The Greater German Empire's territory covered areas in the current nations of the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Schleswig-Holstein-Jutland and Saxony.
The Seafaring Confederation
Two successor nations, namely Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein-Jutland, would later become two important parties in the formation of the Seafaring Confederation.
Cultural Legacy:
See Also
References
- ↑ "Atlas of Europe in the Middle Ages", Ostrovski, Rome, 1998, page 70
- ↑ John Pike. "Holy Roman Empire - 1500 - The German Empire".
- ↑ "Reich und Glaubensspaltung, Deutschland 1500-1600".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Introduction to Global Politics".
- ↑ "Nation und Nationalismus in Deutschland, 1770-1990".
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