The German Empire (German: Deutsches Reich), also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich or simply Germany, was the period of the German Reich...

The German colonial empire (German: Deutsches Kolonialreich) constituted the overseas colonies, dependencies, and territories of the German Empire. Unified...

Cologne in 1512, the name was changed to the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (German: Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation, Latin: Sacrum...

South German states and constitutional adoption of the name "German Empire"), 4 May 1871 (entry into force of the permanent Constitution of the German Empire)...

The German Empire (German: Deutsches Reich) was a proto-state which attempted, but ultimately failed, to unify the German states within the German Confederation...

the North German Confederation which was formed in 1867. During the Franco-Prussian War, the German Empire was founded (i.e., the South German states joined...

defeat of the German Empire in World War I (1914–1918). In the Federal Republic of Germany, the term Deutsches Heer refers to the German Army, the land...

German Empire usually refers to the unified German monarchy existing from 1871 to 1918. German Empire may also refer to: Holy Roman Empire, the central...

significantly extending the federal German lands to the newly created German Empire. The Day of the founding of the German Empire, January 18, became a day of...

The German Empire consisted of 25 constituent states and an imperial territory, the largest of which was Prussia. These states, or Staaten (or Bundesstaaten...

The Reichstag (German: [ˈʁaɪçstaːk] ) of the German Empire was Germany's lower House of Parliament from 1871 to 1918. Within the governmental structure...

The Constitution of the German Empire (German: Verfassung des Deutschen Reiches) was the basic law of the German Empire of 1871–1918, from 16 April 1871...

Germany in 1950. The current official design is due to Karl-Tobias Schwab [de] (1887–1967) and was originally introduced in 1928. The German Empire of...

The Bundesrat (German for 'Federal Council') was the highest legislative body in the German Empire (1871–1918). Its members were appointed by the governments...

1866 with the North German Confederation Treaty establishing the Prussia-led North German Confederation, which became the German Empire in 1871. After World...

has a long history, stemming back to the Holy Roman Empire (c. 900–1806), when the office of German arch chancellor was usually held by the Roman Catholic...

The military ranks of the German Empire were the ranks used by the military of the German Empire. It inherited the various traditions and military ranks...

in 1806 until the collapse of the German Empire in 1918: The title "King of the Romans", used in the Holy Roman Empire, was, from the coronation of Henry...

the German Empire in 1871, the Confederation evolved into a German nation-state and its leader became known as the chancellor of Germany. Originally...

Vice-Chancellor of Germany, officially the Deputy to the Federal Chancellor (German: Stellvertreter des Bundeskanzlers), is the second highest ranking German cabinet...

German Reich (lit. 'German Empire, German Realm' from German: Deutsches Reich, pronounced [ˌdɔʏtʃəs ˈʁaɪç] ) was the constitutional name for the German...

called "German Emperor" when the historical context is clear, as derived from the Holy Roman Empire's official name of "Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation"...

existing German Confederation (an association of German states under the leadership of the Austrian Empire), thus paving the way for the Lesser German version...

Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and...

size formed by the Imperial German Army during World War I. It was considered by the Allies to be one of the best in the German Army. After experiencing...

1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication in 1918, which marked the end of the German Empire as well as the Hohenzollern...

and gold (German: Schwarz-Rot-Gold). The flag was first sighted in 1848 in the German Confederation. The flag was also used by the German Empire from 1848...

Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, the medieval German state. During the High Middle Ages, the Hanseatic League, dominated by German port cities, established...

sociolinguistic group of those with German descent or native speakers of the German language. The constitution of Germany, implemented in 1949 following the...

its non-German lands) and other German states under the Kingdom of Germany were parts of the Holy Roman Empire which was officially a German polity from...