Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
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Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was a German state, created as a duchy in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach, which had been in personal union since 1741. It was raised
Schloss Weimar, the ducal palace
Wartburg Castle near Eisenach
The former Ducal Palace of Eisenach, finished in 1748 by Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Grand Duke Charles Alexander (1853–1901). He joined the German Empire with his duchy in 1871 and rebuilt the world-famous Wartburg as a national monument.
States of the German Empire
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The German Empire was a federation of 25 constituent states plus the imperial territory of Alsace–Lorraine. The states were the successors of the over 300 individual political entities of numerous typ
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
…1848–1849) independent state (1849–1850) State of the German Confederation (1850–1866) Federal State of the North German Confederation (1867–1871) Federal State of the German Empire (1871–1918) Capital Weimar Common languages German Thuringian dialect Government Absolute monarchy (1809–1816) Constitutional…
The chamber of the Bundesrat in the Reichstag Palace, around 1894
Otto von Bismarck in 1873. His efforts to bring the south German states into the German Empire led to the reserve rights granted to Bavaria and Württemberg.