History of Germany (Cromwell the Great)

Germany during and after the Revolutionary Wars changed its political makeup in the establishment and merge of new states. The first consequence of the revolutionary wars was the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. in its place a more effective, but with fewer members, Confederation of the Rhine, was created. It also marked the surge of new regional powers outside this alliance such as Prussia, Austria and Saxony. The long lasting effects of intervention of French revolutionary armies was the spread of French revolutionary ideas and ethos, commercial links with France and the Reformstaaten, a model for a democratic German state.

Confederation of the Rhine
The Confederation of the Rhine (German: Rheinbund; French: officially États confédérés du Rhin ("Confederated States of the Rhine"), but in practiceConfédération du Rhin) became the major regional alliance in Germany.

Although a French creation after the Treaty of Paris it was seen as a valuable instrument to keep the balance of Europe by Britannia. The foreign relations of the Confederation centre on a strong military, political and historical link to France, and an alliance of interest with Britannia.

Each of the member states of the Confederation have their own governments. Whilst the government of the Confederation is in control of the main roads and canals, post and telegraphs, and foreign trade and defence. Its State members use the Rheinmark as a common unit of account. However, the main currency is the Rheinmark.

Its members states are:
 * Flag of Rhineland (TNE).png Rhenanian Republic (Rhenania)
 * Flag Hannover (TNE).png Hanover-Westphalia
 * Flag of Württemberg.svg Kingdom of Württemberg
 * Flag of Baden.svg Grand Duchy of Baden
 * Flagge Großherzogtum Hessen ohne Wappen.svg Grand Duchy of Hesse - Voted for its to union with Rhenania.
 * Banner of the Electorate of Mainz.svg Grand Duchy of Frankfurt
 * Grand Duchy of Würzburg

It as one observer state
 * Flag of Bavaria (striped).svg Kingdom of Bavaria

Glossary
Reformstaaten: A State that as a constitution, elected legislative and executive, independent judiciary, civil code, common citizenship, charter of liberties and freedoms and universal suffrage or similar, completely abolished feudalism, emancipation of Jews, at least a public primary school system, economic liberalism and is secular or as an official reformed church.

The League of Thuringian States (Bündnis der Thüringer Staaten), is a confederation of the Thuringian States. Also a customs and trade association (Zoll- und Handelsverein der Thüringischen Staaten). They jointly finance the University of Jena.