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Saxe-Altenburg(1813-1871: Sachsen-Altenburg)      The Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg, a German state in Thuringia since 1602, was a member state of the German Confederation from 1815 to 1866. After the Austro-Prussian War, when the…

Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt(1813-1871)The Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, a German state in Thuringia since 1711, was a member state of the German Confederation from 1815 to 1866. Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen originally were joined by…

Schwarzburg-Sondershausen(1813-1871)The Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, a German state in Thuringia since 1697, was a member state of the German Confederation from 1815 to 1866. After the Austro-Prussian War where she allied…

Reuss Older Line(1813-1871: Reuß ältere Linie)The Principality of Reuss Senior Line, (sometimes called Reuss Greiz) a small German state in Thuringia since 1673, was a member state of the German…

Reuss Junior Line(1813-1871: Reuß jüngere Linie)The Principality of Reuss Junior Line, (sometimes called Reuss Gera) a small German state in Thuringia since 1673, was a member state of the German…

Oldenburg(1813-1871)The Duchy of Oldenburg was a member state of the German Confederation from 1815 to 1866 and in 1829 was renamed, the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg. The Grand Duchy consisted…

Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen(1813-1849)The Principality of Sigmaringen, a German state since 1576, became a member state of the Germanic Confederation between 1815 and 1849. In 1849, it was incorporated into Prussia, not as…

Schaumburg-Lippe(1813-1871)The Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe, a German state since 1280, was a member state of the Germanic Confederation from 1815 to 1866. In 1854, Schaumburg-Lippe joined the Prussian Customs Union (Zollverein).…