User blog comment:IndigoOnIceCream/What if France won the Franco-Prussian War?/@comment-4656717-20120516051613/@comment-32656-20120519224046

Even in a Prussian defeat, Northern Germany is still either outright Prussian, or allied to them. Really, the "Confederation" was Prussia, Saxony, and a few tiny states, most of which had been allied to the Prussians.

Denmark, no way. Not in a position to do anything, no matter the Prussian situation.

Austria, no way. Their defeat was a result of their condition, not the cause of it.