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german empire  1871: Franco-Prussian War ends Alsace and part of Lorraine come under German rule as Alsace-Lorraine German Empire established as a single Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire · James Wycliffe Headlam · About the author Profile Image for James Wycliffe Headlam

His Imperial majesty Wilhelm II von Hohenzollern, German Emperor and King of Prussia Under his leadership Germany gained the place under the The German Empire was characterised by modernism and traditionalism Its foundation marked the start of a stormy marriage between democracy and the monarchy

The German Empire was a proto-state which attempted, but ultimately failed, to unify the German states within the German The German Empire consisted of 25 states, each with its own nobility, four constituent kingdoms, six grand duchies, five duchies , seven