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States of the German Empire

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Different from all other aforementioned constituent states, this region, comprising territory ceded by France in 1871 after the
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Several of these states had gained sovereignty following the dissolution of the
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in 1815. Territories were not necessarily contiguous, such as
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Others were created as sovereign states after the 338:ruled in personal union until annexed 1 July 1876) 959: 388:(officially the Grand Duchy of Saxony from 1903) 23: 312:The flags and coat of arms of all states, the 600: 942: 933: 487: 973:States and territories established in 1871 607: 593: 477:Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 575:Administrative divisions of East Germany 570:Administrative divisions of Nazi Germany 397: 307: 237:consisted of 25 constituent states and 960: 472:Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 588: 524: 314:Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine 16:Federated states of the German Empire 500:were constitutionally organised as 492:Different from the above-mentioned 482:Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont 385:Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 375:Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 370:Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 257:, a name derived from the previous 13: 555:States of the German Confederation 514:Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg 19: 14: 999: 519:Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck 439: 978:Lists of subdivisions of Germany 725: 467:Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe 353: 296:—many existed in several parts ( 560:List of German monarchs in 1918 983:Former subdivisions of Germany 423:Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1: 565:States of the Weimar Republic 509:Free Hanseatic City of Bremen 402:Cockades of the German states 316:, and the Prussian provinces 7: 988:German Empire-related lists 968:States of the German Empire 616:States of the German Empire 543: 459:Principality of Reuss-Greiz 303: 241:, the largest of which was 10: 1004: 451:Principality of Reuss-Gera 393: 259:North German Confederation 921: 905: 877: 864:Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 823: 777: 734: 723: 623: 488:Free and Hanseatic Cities 671:Lauenburg and Bütow Land 380:Grand Duchy of Oldenburg 330:(itself subdivided into 269:) each had votes in the 434:Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen 428:Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg 418:Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg 336:Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg 261:; they became known as 943: 934: 929:German colonial empire 859:Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 403: 348:Kingdom of Württemberg 317: 229: 446:Principality of Lippe 401: 311: 298:enclaves and exclaves 239:an imperial territory 228: 906:Imperial Territories 759:Mecklenburg-Strelitz 754:Mecklenburg-Schwerin 675:Starostwo of Draheim 550:Provinces of Prussia 365:Grand Duchy of Hesse 360:Grand Duchy of Baden 277:at a federal level. 869:Waldeck and Pyrmont 531:Franco-Prussian War 245:. These states, or 693:Schleswig-Holstein 525:Imperial Territory 413:Duchy of Brunswick 404: 327:Kingdom of Prussia 322:Kingdom of Bavaria 318: 286:Congress of Vienna 273:, which gave them 230: 955: 954: 580:States of Germany 463: 455: 389: 343:Kingdom of Saxony 339: 282:Holy Roman Empire 995: 948: 939: 854:Schaumburg-Lippe 849: 841: 811: 729: 708: 678: 609: 602: 595: 586: 585: 461: 453: 387: 334:; including the 329: 22: 1003: 1002: 998: 997: 996: 994: 993: 992: 958: 957: 956: 951: 917: 913:Alsace–Lorraine 901: 873: 847: 839: 819: 809: 773: 769:Weimar-Eisenach 749:Hesse-Darmstadt 730: 721: 673:and the former 669:(including the 668: 639: 619: 613: 546: 538:Alsace-Lorraine 527: 490: 442: 408:Duchy of Anhalt 396: 356: 306: 267:Weimar Republic 231: 227: 20: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1001: 991: 990: 985: 980: 975: 970: 953: 952: 950: 949: 940: 931: 925: 923: 919: 918: 916: 915: 909: 907: 903: 902: 900: 899: 894: 889: 883: 881: 875: 874: 872: 871: 866: 861: 856: 851: 843: 835: 829: 827: 825:Principalities 821: 820: 818: 817: 812: 804: 799: 794: 789: 783: 781: 775: 774: 772: 771: 766: 761: 756: 751: 746: 740: 738: 732: 731: 724: 722: 720: 719: 714: 709: 633: 627: 625: 621: 620: 612: 611: 604: 597: 589: 583: 582: 577: 572: 567: 562: 557: 552: 545: 542: 541: 540: 526: 523: 522: 521: 516: 511: 489: 486: 485: 484: 479: 474: 469: 464: 456: 448: 441: 440:Principalities 438: 437: 436: 431: 425: 420: 415: 410: 395: 392: 391: 390: 382: 377: 372: 367: 362: 355: 352: 351: 350: 345: 340: 324: 305: 302: 275:representation 255:federal states 18: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1000: 989: 986: 984: 981: 979: 976: 974: 971: 969: 966: 965: 963: 947: 946: 941: 938: 937: 932: 930: 927: 926: 924: 920: 914: 911: 910: 908: 904: 898: 895: 893: 890: 888: 885: 884: 882: 880: 876: 870: 867: 865: 862: 860: 857: 855: 852: 850: 844: 842: 840:(Junior Line) 836: 834: 831: 830: 828: 826: 822: 816: 813: 808: 805: 803: 800: 798: 795: 793: 790: 788: 785: 784: 782: 780: 776: 770: 767: 765: 762: 760: 757: 755: 752: 750: 747: 745: 742: 741: 739: 737: 736:Grand Duchies 733: 728: 718: 715: 713: 710: 706: 702: 698: 694: 690: 686: 682: 676: 672: 667: 663: 659: 655: 651: 647: 643: 637: 634: 632: 629: 628: 626: 622: 617: 610: 605: 603: 598: 596: 591: 590: 587: 581: 578: 576: 573: 571: 568: 566: 563: 561: 558: 556: 553: 551: 548: 547: 539: 536: 535: 534: 532: 520: 517: 515: 512: 510: 507: 506: 505: 503: 499: 495: 483: 480: 478: 475: 473: 470: 468: 465: 462:(Senior Line) 460: 457: 454:(Junior Line) 452: 449: 447: 444: 443: 435: 432: 429: 426: 424: 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 406: 405: 400: 386: 383: 381: 378: 376: 373: 371: 368: 366: 363: 361: 358: 357: 354:Grand Duchies 349: 346: 344: 341: 337: 333: 328: 325: 323: 320: 319: 315: 310: 301: 299: 295: 291: 287: 283: 278: 276: 272: 268: 264: 260: 256: 252: 251:Bundesstaaten 248: 244: 240: 236: 235:German Empire 945:Mitteleuropa 936:Mittelafrika 848:(Elder Line) 846:Reuss-Greiz 810:(until 1876) 802:Coburg-Gotha 705:West Prussia 662:Hohenzollern 658:Hesse-Nassau 650:East Prussia 615: 528: 491: 279: 262: 250: 246: 232: 879:City-states 838:Reuss-Gera 717:Württemberg 646:Brandenburg 638:as a whole 618:(1871–1918) 498:city-states 430:(till 1876) 265:during the 962:Categories 701:Westphalia 494:monarchies 815:Meiningen 807:Lauenburg 797:Altenburg 792:Brunswick 764:Oldenburg 685:Rhineland 666:Pomerania 502:republics 332:provinces 294:Oldenburg 271:Bundesrat 624:Kingdoms 544:See also 304:Kingdoms 892:Hamburg 779:Duchies 697:Silesia 654:Hanover 636:Prussia 631:Bavaria 394:Duchies 290:Bavaria 253:, i.e. 247:Staaten 243:Prussia 897:Lübeck 887:Bremen 787:Anhalt 712:Saxony 689:Saxony 642:Berlin 496:these 263:Länder 922:Other 833:Lippe 744:Baden 681:Posen 292:, or 249:(or 233:The 964:: 703:, 699:, 695:, 691:, 687:, 683:, 679:, 664:, 660:, 656:, 652:, 648:, 644:, 504:. 707:) 677:) 640:( 608:e 601:t 594:v

Index

German Empire
an imperial territory
Prussia
federal states
North German Confederation
Weimar Republic
Bundesrat
representation
Holy Roman Empire
Congress of Vienna
Bavaria
Oldenburg
enclaves and exclaves

Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine
Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Prussia
provinces
Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg
Kingdom of Saxony
Kingdom of Württemberg
Grand Duchy of Baden
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Duchy of Anhalt
Duchy of Brunswick

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