Summary diagram: The situation in Germany by 1815.
- Created by: Ollie Brett
- Created on: 16-06-15 12:06
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- Holy Roman Empire
- Destroyed by Napoleon (1806)
- French Annexation
- France annexed the territory on the left bank of the Rhine.
- Amalgamation
- The 314 small states were amalgamated into 39 states.
- Reform
- Confederation of the Rhine
- Bavaria, Saxony, Baden and 14 other states were formed into the Confederatio-n of the Rhine. This was under direct French control. The French legal system replaced the different laws and judicial procedures of the separate states.
- Many Germans were released from feudal restrictions. (Powerful landlords could not limit the freedom of the people working on their estate).
- Confederation of the Rhine
- Confederation of the Rhine
- Bavaria, Saxony, Baden and 14 other states were formed into the Confederatio-n of the Rhine. This was under direct French control. The French legal system replaced the different laws and judicial procedures of the separate states.
- French Annexation
- Formed in the ninth century, the Empire was made up of 314 states and had little power or meaning by 1800.
- Destroyed by Napoleon (1806)
- War of Liberation against France (1813-14)
- Prussia
- Rhineland to Prussia
- Vienna Peace Settlement (1814-15)
- Influence of Metternich
- Territorial gains in Italy.
- Maintained Austria's traditional authority over the German states. Metternich's negotiations at Vienna ensured that Germany would become a loose confederation of states under Austrian control.
- Dominated by Austria
- German Confederation (June 1815)
- 39 States
- Dominated by Austria
- Weak
- Boundaries of the states based on those of the old Holy Roman Empire.
- 'The Diet' acted as the executive body.
- Influence of Metternich
- Population doubled to 10 million.
- Vienna Peace Settlement (1814-15)
- After defeat to Napoleon in 1806, Prussia was determined to recover her position as a leading German state. The Prussian government made great efforts to reform Prussian institutions:
- The army was reorganised.
- The government was overhauled to provide a more efficient central authority.
- A new system of education was introduced.
- Rhineland to Prussia
- Austria
- Influence of Metternich
- Territorial gains in Italy.
- Maintained Austria's traditional authority over the German states. Metternich's negotiations at Vienna ensured that Germany would become a loose confederation of states under Austrian control.
- Influence of Metternich
- In January 1813 the Prussian King made an alliance with Russia against France.
- Russian and Prussian armies drove Napoleon's forces back towards France. In June, Austria also declared war on France and in October, Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Leipzig. Within a few months the allies invaded France and forced Napoleon to abdicate, sending him into exile.
- This was seen as the first collective action of the German nation
- Russian and Prussian armies drove Napoleon's forces back towards France. In June, Austria also declared war on France and in October, Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Leipzig. Within a few months the allies invaded France and forced Napoleon to abdicate, sending him into exile.
- Prussia
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