German Empire

german empire  Victoria, Princess Royal married Friedrich III, German Emperor Alice married Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine Helena The German Empire was a quasi-democracy Legislation had to be passed by the Reichstag, which was elected by universal adult male suffrage

The German Empire was founded in 1871, after three successful wars by the North German state of Prussia Prussia remained the dominant force The German Empire , also referred to as Imperial Germany , the Second Reich

Empire different from other European empires? COLONIAL OR CONTINENTAL? One of the striking things about the German Empire created in 1871, then, is Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire · James Wycliffe Headlam · About the author Profile Image for James Wycliffe Headlam