German Empire Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
German nation-state in Central Europe from 1871 to 1918
About German Empire
Since the fall of theRoman Empire, the area that is todayGermanyhad largely been comprised of numerous small kingdoms, principalities and duchies (seeFranksandHanseatic League). However, from A.D. 962 to 1806, many of the Catholic German-speaking states had formed a loose confederation known as theHoly Roman Empire, with the Holy Roman Emperor for much of its history being the Habsburg monarchs of Austria. The unification of the small German-speaking states into one single German nation-state only began in the wake of the Napoleonic Wars in 1864, and the German Empire was proclaimed in 1871, with King Wilhelm I of Prussia becoming the first Kaiser of the German Empire, while Minister-President of Prussia Otto von Bismarck became the first Chancellor of Germany. Austria did not join the Ger
Top Attractions in German Empire
Explore the best things to see and do in German Empire:
- ★MV Liemba
- ★National Museum of Tanzania
- ★Swakopmund Cemetery
- ★Traité de Kiganda
- ★Tsingtao Brewery Museum
German Empire Travel Guide Sections
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