German Empire: All Data

This page is about the data available for this polity, the chronology of the events of the polity is available here.

The German Empire was created in 1871 after the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War. The alliance of states that defeated France merged to form the new country. The German Empire did also acquire Alsace-Lorraine from France. The Empire absorbed most of the German-speaking countries in Europe, but not Austria-Hungary. The dominant power of the new state was Prussia, whose King became the first Emperor of the German Empire. It was the first unitary form of the German state. The German Empire ended after its defeat in World War I.