Die Wacht am Rhein | |||||
| Anthem | "Die Wacht Am Rhein" | ||||
| Capital | Berlin | ||||
| Largest city | Berlin | ||||
| Other cities | Hamburg, Munich, Koenigsberg, Vienna, Prague | ||||
| Language official |
German | ||||
| others | Polish, Austrian, Russian | ||||
| Religion main |
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| others | Protestant | ||||
| Demonym | German, Prussian, Bavarian | ||||
| Government | Constitutional Monarchy | ||||
| Legislature | Reichstag | ||||
| Kaiser Georg Friedrich (Hohenzollern) | |||||
| Royal house: | Hohenzollern | ||||
| Area | 271,662 Square Miles Square Miles | ||||
| Population | 146.273 | ||||
| Established | 1871 | ||||
| Currency | Reichsmark | ||||
| Time Zone | Central European Time Zone | ||||
| Driving Side | Right | ||||
| Calling Code | 1(723) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .de | ||||
| Organizations | World League, European Free Trade Agreement | ||||
The German Empire, or the Deutsches Reich, is a superpower in central Europe that currently is part of the World League's permanent security council members. Kaiser Georg Friedrich is the current head of state, and presides over the Imperial German Army, Navy and Air Force. With the worlds biggest GDP and PPP, Germany is one of the few European powers that the Sun will never set on.
Early History
Germany was made up of many Germanic tribes in the first century. With a Roman defeat in the Battle of Teutoberger Wald, or the Valian Disaster, the tribes grew powerful. They harassed the Roman Empire, and were made Foederati, or client kingdoms of the Roman Empire. By 513, the Western Roman Empire fell, and the Middle Ages began. The confederation of states were united by Charlemagne I, who founded the First German Empire, with the backing of the Pope and Papal States. Charlemagne I however dies in 814, and left no heir to the throne.
The first Kleinstaaterei ( Early History)
The German states with no central powers, became a loose confederation. The autonomy of each kingdom was great, and the kingdom of France was evolving from the ruins of the First German Empire. However, the states would not stay disbanded for long. A proto Austrian state, with the help of the Habsburg family, in 1292, form the South German federation. The Grand Duchy of Austria becomes the New Austrian Kingdom. King Leopold II, tries to unite the remaining German states. In the Wars of Austrian unification, Bavaria and Baden Wurttemberg join the Second German Empire. Thuringia and Hessen join in, to form the Second German Empire. However, the Austrian empire cannot pull in the Northern German states like Brandenburg and Prussia because of cultural and linguistic differences. However, the Austrian Empire stood from 1292 to 1543. Charles VI of France wanted to have more dominance in southern Austria. The resulting war, the War of French Hegemony, resulted in a French Victory. Vienna was captured by French forces in 1543, and the Austrian government capitulated. The resulting Treaty of Marseilles, stripped Austria of the German states. The Swiss State was released in independence, and in this universe is very war mongering, and is a militarist state. In 1543, Austria became independent, and was subjugated. Charles VI took many southern German states, by adding them to the Kingdom of France. This created a divide between the Northern independent German States and the Southern states. The Northern States of Prussia,Bremen and Vorpommen. The resulting period of independent states, fell to the Northern guidance, or by Prussia.
First, Prussian Unification Wars
Prussia, being ruled by the Duke Albert, tried to fill up the power gap that the Austria created. Albert, wanting to take the role of the head of the Third German Empire, went on a series of wars, called the Wars of Prussian unification. Through wars and changes, such as the annexation of Silesia, the reformation of Koenigsberg, and the early partition of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth. This period had lasted from 1503-1786. Prussian monarchs in this age vowed for total annexation, to build a powerful German state. Notable monarchs of this period include Frederick the Great, Frederick I and Frederick William I.
Frederick the Great or Fredericus Rex, was the most powerful monarch of the Prussian Unification Period. Frederick saw the annexation of Silesia, the spreading of Prussia and encouraged development of Berlin and Koenigsberg. Frederick the Great, supported the Kingdom of Sweden during the Second Great Northern War. The first Great Northern war was fought in Swedish favor, as Carolus Rex (Charles the Twelfth) became Charles the Great. Ever since the Prussian military support of Sweden, Swedish and German ties have grown deeper since. Even though Prussia was the greatest power in Central Europe there were no actual German State, until Otto Von Bismarck.
Wars of German Unification
Otto Von Bismarck carried out his policy of Realpolitik to unify all of the German states under the Prussian Eagle. The resulting wars which were the Second Schlewsig war, the Seven Weeks War and the Franco-Prussian War. The Prussian army decisively won all of the wars, and Prussia grew larger in size. Prussia absorbed the Jutland Peninsula, and the remainder of Denmark was ceded to Sweden. The Prussian army laid siege to Vienna and captured Prague after the Battle of Königgratz. The Crownland of Austria was annexed by Prussia (Austria Proper, Northern Italy, (Venice), Slovenia, Parts of Croatia), and the Duchy of Hungary was established as a Prussian puppet. The final war, the Franco-Prussian War was another decisive war. The Prussian army quickly deployed and invaded, capturing Sedan and routing Napoleon III's forces. Under Crown Field Marshall Helmuth Von Moltke the Elder, the Prussian army captured Paris and north to capture Cherbourg and Le Havre. The complete surrender of French Imperial Forces in 1/1/1871, and a treaty was signed in Konigsberg dictating German demands over the failed French state. Thus the German Empire was born.
Today Germany stands strong with the Reich dominating Europe, with Mitteleuropa stretching from Lisbon to Moscow. The Reich is the one of the Great Powers of the world, with regional dominance in Europe. The German Reich is also an engineering state and some of the world's highest standards of living. Even though they have no state religion, majority of the state is either Protestant Christian or a devout Atheist.
Famous Germans include
Iron Chancellor Otto Von Bismarck- The Man who unified Germany after the Franco-Prussian War, the Father of modern Germany.
Kaiser Wilhelm II- He oversaw the expansion of the German Empire throughout the first world war, in the Central Victory. He is considered after Bismarck,Charlemagne and Frederick the Great, the Greatest German that ever lived.
Kaiser Georg Friedrich- He is the incumbent emperor of the Germans and helped usher Germany in the modern age, and helped power the German economy to become the 3rd biggest economy in the world.
Frederick the Great- The Longest reigning Prussian King who oversaw Prussian hegemony in Northern central Europe, in the Wars of Austrian succession and Silesian Wars.
Charlemagne- A Frankish King that formed the First German Empire, a unified central state, but when he died he left no heir to the throne
Immanuel Kant- A prominent German philosopher
Adolf Hitler- Considered to be the greatest Austrian/German artist. Many say his works of art are comparable to Da Vinci and Michelangelo. He was one of the most popular Dean of the Vienna Art School, and has a statue built in Vienna. However he is of controversy for his antisemitic rhetoric.