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Duchy of Saxe-MeiningenDuchy of Saxe-MeiningenDuchy of Saxe-MeiningenDuchy of Saxe-MeiningenDuchy of Saxe-MeiningenDuchy of Saxe-MeiningenDuchy of Saxe-MeiningenSaxe-Coburg and GothaSaxe-Coburg and GothaSaxe-Coburg and GothaSaxe-Coburg and GothaSaxe-Coburg and GothaSaxe-Coburg and GothaSaxe-Coburg and GothaSchwarzburg-SondershausenSchwarzburg-SondershausenSchwarzburg-SondershausenSchwarzburg-SondershausenSchwarzburg-SondershausenSchwarzburg-RudolstadtSchwarzburg-RudolstadtSchwarzburg-RudolstadtSchwarzburg-RudolstadtSchwarzburg-RudolstadtSchwarzburg-RudolstadtSchwarzburg-RudolstadtSchwarzburg-RudolstadtGrand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachGrand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachGrand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachGrand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachGrand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachGrand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachGrand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachGrand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachGrand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachGrand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachGrand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachGrand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachPrincipality of Reuss-GreizPrincipality of Reuss-GreizPrincipality of Reuss-GreizPrincipality of Reuss-GreizPrincipality of Reuss-GreizPrincipality of Reuss-GreizPrincipality of Reuss-GreizDuchy of Saxe-AltenburgDuchy of Saxe-AltenburgDuchy of Saxe-AltenburgDuchy of Saxe-AltenburgDuchy of Saxe-AltenburgPrincipality of Reuss-GeraPrincipality of Reuss-GeraPrincipality of Reuss-GeraPrincipality of Reuss-GeraPrincipality of Reuss-GeraPrincipality of Reuss-GeraKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaThuringian statesThuringian statesThuringian statesThuringian statesAlsace–LorraineGrand Duchy of BadenKingdom of WürttembergKingdom of BavariaKingdom of BavariaKingdom of BavariaKingdom of SaxonyGrand Duchy of HesseGrand Duchy of HesseDuchy of AnhaltDuchy of AnhaltDuchy of AnhaltDuchy of AnhaltDuchy of AnhaltDuchy of AnhaltDuchy of AnhaltDuchy of AnhaltWaldeck (state)Waldeck (state)Waldeck (state)Duchy of BrunswickDuchy of BrunswickDuchy of BrunswickDuchy of BrunswickDuchy of BrunswickDuchy of BrunswickDuchy of BrunswickDuchy of BrunswickPrincipality of LippePrincipality of LippePrincipality of Schaumburg-LippePrincipality of Schaumburg-LippeHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckBremen (state)Bremen (state)Bremen (state)Bremen (state)Bremen (state)Bremen (state)Grand Duchy of OldenburgGrand Duchy of OldenburgGrand Duchy of OldenburgGrand Duchy of OldenburgGrand Duchy of OldenburgGrand Duchy of OldenburgGrand Duchy of OldenburgGrand Duchy of OldenburgGrand Duchy of OldenburgGrand Duchy of OldenburgGrand Duchy of OldenburgGrand Duchy of OldenburgGrand Duchy of OldenburgGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-StrelitzGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-StrelitzGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-StrelitzGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-StrelitzGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-StrelitzGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-StrelitzGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-StrelitzGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-StrelitzGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-StrelitzGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-StrelitzGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-StrelitzGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-StrelitzGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-StrelitzGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-StrelitzGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-SchwerinGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-SchwerinGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-SchwerinGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-SchwerinKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaKingdom of Prussia

The German Empire consisted of 25 constituent states and an imperial territory, the largest of which was Prussia. These states, or Staaten (or Bundesstaaten, i.e. federal states, a name derived from the previous North German Confederation; they became known as Länder during the Weimar Republic) each had votes in the Bundesrat, which gave them representation at a federal level.

Several of these states had gained sovereignty following the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. Others were created as sovereign states after the Congress of Vienna in 1815. Territories were not necessarily contiguous, such as Bavaria, or Oldenburg—many existed in several parts (enclaves and exclaves), as a result of historical acquisitions, or, in several cases, divisions of the ruling family trees.

Kingdoms

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The flags and coat of arms of all states, the Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, and the Prussian provinces

Grand Duchies

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Duchies

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Cockades of the German states

Principalities

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Free and Hanseatic Cities

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Different from the above-mentioned monarchies these city-states were constitutionally organised as republics.

Imperial Territory

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Different from all other aforementioned constituent states, this region, comprising territory ceded by France in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian War, was first administered directly by the central government, but was granted limited autonomy in 1911 with an elected state parliament of its own.

See also

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