Austro-Prussian War
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- | The '''Austro-Prussian War''', '''Seven Weeks' War''', '''German Civil War''', '''Brothers War''' or '''Fraternal War''', known in Germany as {{lang|de|'''Deutscher Krieg'''}} ("German War"), {{lang|de|'''Deutscher Bruderkrieg'''}} ("German war of brothers") and by a variety of other names, was fought in 1866 between the [[Austrian Empire]] and the [[Kingdom of Prussia]], with each also being aided by various allies within the [[German Confederation]]. Prussia had also allied with the [[Kingdom of Italy]], linking this conflict to the [[Third Italian War of Independence|Third Independence War]] of [[Italian unification]]. The Austro-Prussian War was part of the wider [[Austria-Prussia rivalry|rivalry between Austria and Prussia]], and resulted in Prussian dominance over the German states. | + | {{Redirect category shell| |
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- | The major result of the war was a shift in power among the German states away from Austrian and towards Prussian [[hegemony]]. It resulted in the abolition of the [[German Confederation]] and its partial replacement by the [[unification of Germany|unification of all of the northern German states]] in the [[North German Confederation]] that excluded Austria and the other Southern German states, a {{lang|de|[[German Question|Kleindeutsches Reich]]}}. The war also resulted in the [[Kingdom of Italy|Italian]] annexation of the Austrian province of [[Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia|Venetia]]. | + | }} |
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