Prussia in The German Confederation
The German Confederation was created at the Congress of Vienna in 1815 and the Kingdom of Prussia was a member until its dissolution in 1866 following the Austro-Prussian War.
- Brandenburg
- Hohenzollern (Created from annexation of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen in 1850)
- Pomerania
- Posen (Created from the Grand Duchy of Posen in 1848)
- Prussia (Created from the provinces East Prussia and West Prussia, 1824 - 1878)
- Rhine Province (Created from the Lower Rhine and Jülich-Cleves-Berg in 1822)
- Saxony
- Silesia
- Westphalia
- Hannover, since 1866
- Hessen-Nassau, since 1866
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