should the new Empire be a republic or a constitutional monarchy? The National Assembly voted for a constitutional monarchy with the Prussian King Frederick William IV as German emperor — but he ...

the German states remained independent the anti-nationalistic Austrian Empire was the dominant force in Central Europe Attempts at a political union, mainly on the Prussian side, had failed.

Jan. 18 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1871, William of Prussia was declared the first German emperor. His reign ended upon his death March 9, 1888, and he was succeeded by his son ...

The Franco-Prussian war was ended on 10th May with ... was officially recognised as Emperor (Kaiser) of the German Empire ...

Blige, said enough's enough, and looked east, to Detroit, where he'd made friends with fledging quirk-pop quartet Prussia. That friendship happened, explains, Ryan Spencer, 25, Prussia's lead ...

provides an excellent introduction to the Prussian military system, and is also a useful adjunct to various recent general accounts of the 1866 war and as a primer on events that followed in 1870 and ...