France declares war on Prussia and invades…

1864 CE to 1875 CE

France declares war on Prussia and invades German territory in July 1870.

The south German states rally to Prussia's side in the Franco-Prussian War, and Beust's patient effort to detach those states from Prussia lies in ruins.

Austria watches helplessly as Prussia, the presumed underdog, quickly and soundly defeats France.

In January 1871, Prussia founds the Second German Empire, uniting the German states without Austria.

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Vienna > Wien Wien Austria View →

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Franz Joseph I of Austria View → Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust View →

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Prussia, Kingdom of View → Baden, Grand Duchy of View → Bavaria, Kingdom of View → Hesse (-Darmstadt) and the Rhine, Grand Duchy of View → Württemberg, Kingdom of View → France, Second Empire of View → Austria-Hungary View → German Confederation, North View → France (French republic); the Third Republic View → German Empire (“Second Reich”) View →

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Franco-Prussian War View →

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Location: Doué-la-Fontaine Pays de la Loire France
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