Anhalt
Anhalt(1813-1871, Anhalt-Dessau until 1863)The Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau, a German state since the seventeenth century, was a member state of the Germanic Confederation in 1815. In 1863, the duchies of Anhalt-Bernburg…
What is Thuringia?
What is Thuringia? This area is a well-known collection of small states. From a grand Duchy down to principalities. There are quite a few and by World War I there were…
The Sonderrechte Grand Duchy of Baden
The Sonderrechte Grand Duchy of BadenBaden had been a German state since the twelfth century and was a member state of the Germanic Confederation between 1815 and 1866, during which…
Württemberg
The Kingdom of Württemberg, a German state since 1083, was a member state of the German Confederation until 1866. Württemberg fought on the side of Austria in 1866, but three…
Saxony
SaxonyThe Kingdom of Saxony, a German state since 1180, was a member of the German Confederation from 1815 to 1866. Prior to that, the Wettin dynasty had split in 1547…
Bavaria
BavariaThe Kingdom of Bavaria, a German state since the tenth century, became a member state of the German Confederation between 1815 and 1866 and was considered the second most important…
Prussia’ s Royalty
Prussia’ s RoyaltyA very short biography of the Kaiser’s children. Crown Prince WilhelmFriedrich WILHELM Viktor August Ernst, Crown Pr of Germany (Marmorpalais 6 May 1882-Hechingen 21 Jul 1951); m.Berlin 6 Jun…
States-Prussia part one
Prussia(1618-1871: Preußen)When Germany unified there were four kingdoms, Prussia being the most powerful. The other kingdoms were Bavaria, Saxony, and Württemberg. Napoleon had elevated these three to kingdoms as a…
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha(1815-1871: Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha)Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Saxe-Gotha became a combined double state in 1826 named the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. In addition to the two almost equal sized parts, there were a number of…
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach(1813-1871: Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach)The Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, a German state in Thuringia since 1566, was a member state of the German Confederation from 1815 to 1866. The Saxe-Weimar family was the…