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Name: Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Type: Polity

Start: 1712 AD

End: 1871 AD

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Was a state of the Holy Roman Empire originated from the union of territories from Waldeck and Pyrmont.

Establishment


  • January 1712: The Principality of Waldeck is renamed Waldeck and Pyrmont.
  • Chronology


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    1. Seven Years´ War


    Was a global conflict that involved most of the European great powers, and was fought primarily in Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. At the end of the war the main winner was Great Britain, that obtained territories in North America, the Caribbean and India, becoming the most powerful maritime and colonial of the European powers.

    1.1.Central German Theatre

    Was the theatre of war in central Germany of the Seven Years' War.

    1.1.1.Rhineland Theatre (Seven Years' War)

    Was the theatre of War in the Rhineland during the Seven Years' War.

  • July 1760: French general de Broglie launched an offensive in the direction of Hesse, defeating Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel's forces on July 10 at the Battle of Korbach.
  • July 1760: The Battle of Warburg was fought on 31 July 1760 during the Seven Years' War. The battle was a victory for the Hanoverians and the British against the French army.

  • 2. French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars


    Were a series of conflicts between France and several European monarchies between 1792 and 1815. They encompass first the French Revolutionary Wars against the newly declared French Republic and from 1803 onwards the Napoleonic Wars against First Consul and later Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. They include the Coalition Wars as a subset: seven wars waged by various military alliances of great European powers, known as Coalitions, against Revolutionary France - later the First French Empire - and its allies.

  • January 1806: Principality of Waldeck is partitioned from Waldeck and Pyrmont.
  • January 1806: Pyrmont County is partitioned from Waldeck and Pyrmont.

  • 3. German Unification Wars


    Were a series of wars that resulted in the creation of the German Empire under Prussian leadership in 1871.

    3.1.Franco-Prussian War

    Was a war that saw the Second French Empire fight against an alliance of German states led by the Kingdom of Prussia. The war was caused by the struggle over dominance in continental Europe between Prussia and France. The German states were victorious and in 1871 merged to form the German Empire. France was occupied and forced to cede Alsace-Lorraine to Germany.

    3.1.1.Unification of Germany (1871)

    Was the unification of 25 German states into the German Empire under the leadership of the Kingdom of Prussia, officially proclaimed on 18 January 1871, in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in France.

  • January 1871: In 1871, the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont became a constituent state of the new German Empire.

  • 4. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 1813: The Principality of Waldeck is renamed to Waldeck and Pyrmont.

  • January 1813: With the extinction of its ruling dynasty, Pyrmont was merged with Waldeck.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1871: In 1871, the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont became a constituent state of the new German Empire.
  • Selected Sources


  • Battle of Warburg. BritishBattles.com. Retrieved on 30 march 2024 on https://www.britishbattles.com/frederick-the-great-wars/seven-years-war/battle-of-warburg/
  • Exshaw, A. (1763): A Compleat History of the Late War, pp. 282-283
  • Köbler, G. (2014) Historische Enzyklopädie der Länder der Deutschen, C.H. Beck München, pp. 28-31
  • O'Mahony, C. I. (2013). War within the Walls: Conflict and Citizenship in the Murals of the Hôtel de Ville, Paris. Journal of War & Culture Studies, 6(1), 6-23.
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