How was Germany Formed?

♦How was Germany formed?
During medieval times, the lands of Germany were scattered in hundreds of pieces.
This so-called empire changed its shape multiple times and took part in external and internal military conflicts. One of the entities, Prussia, grew in the next centuries, through diplomacy, political unions and wars. By the end of the 18th century becoming, one of the most powerful German kingdoms.
During the Napoleonic Wars what was left of the Holy Roman Empire, was dismantled, and after the Peace of Vienna, Prussia expanded and became part of a new confederation of German states.
The next years represented revolutions across Europe. The idea of removing the old political structures and creation of new nation-states was envisioned. All across the German confederation many started to think about a single German Nation… but not many wanted to give up power so fast.
The German Unification will happen through a series of wars, carefully planned and executed by Prussia… Stick with us until the end…

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[Yora]

As a native of Holstein, I think 99% of people here have no idea we were briefly ruled by Austria 160 years ago. It's a minor detail that disappears in the bigger confusing picture.

[rbspwaw]

Narration suggestion: when mentioning dates, drop the year in there now and then. Doing so helps anchor events in the listener’s mind. A long series of “15 May, then 20 October, then 13 November, then 17 December”, etc., causes the listener to lose track of the year. The years are more important anyway.

[jemilumanzor]

Germany's history from the HRE to the German Empire and now the Federal Republic of Germany is quite interesting on the formation of one of the most influencial nations.

[diranbodossian]

Well when a mummy Germany and a daddy Germany love each other very much...

[toonistiny]

Why is German history so darn interesting? 😅

[ShahobiddinHikmatov]

Interesting fact that the place where Prussia was established is not part of Germany now

[helis]

Should have talked about the Napoleonic Wars and the German mediatisation instead. Napoleon's France took German lands up to the Rhine, and the Imperial crown had to compensate remaining nobles by effectively consolidating the innumerable tiny independent states into the larger blocs we see at the start of the Victorian age. That's when all the bishoprics, small counties and free states that you see in medieval maps disappeared, and is far less talked about than Bismarck's unification.

[NorthernXY]

Interesting note, the UK was on Denmark's side while Hanover on the German Confederation's side. Eleven years prior the two kingdoms of Hanover and UK were ruled by the same person. Hooray for feudalism.

[snuggles]

The presentation was absolutely fascinating to watch, the graphics were great, the narration was very clear. Understandable, I really enjoyed it, thank you.

[Santjago]

When I grew up in the 1960's in peaceful and wealthy Southern Germany nothing could be seen of anything that had happened earlier except the ruins of a 1000-year old castle...

[liberalegypt]

Austrian painter after 75 years lose half of Prussia to Poland

[Fierysaint]

So did all this happen 1 year? Over a period of 10 years? 50 years? What?? When were they officially a German empire?? You need to mention dates of these events, or at least years.

[jstantongood]

Good content but chaotic pronunciation. Best to just look it up on google before narrating an entire video.

[scottspy]

This season had a lot of great looking liveries, the grid was full of different colors, way more diverse than today.

[mikihoijer]

I really like your documentaries, but for the love of god could you pronounce Schleswig as Schleswig and not Schiiiswig.

[MidKnightblue]

Good Video. I want to note: during the first Schleswig -Holstein war Sweden and Norway (then the united kingdom of Sweden and Norway) fought to a degree on the side of Denmark. That said, 90% of the troops involved in the fighting were Danish, but the combo of some troops and supply support was probably part of why Denmark won the first conflict. After WW1 Denmark given an offer by the victorious allies to take back Schleswig, but instead only took back the Northern half of Schleswig, the part that had a Danish majority, and this is the border between Denmark and Germany to this day.

[LamiNalchor]

Worthwhile mentioning that when Germany was so fractured particularly in the Middle Ages it was actually far easier for the emperor to rule over it since there was no strong and united opposition to this power.

[DollarGeneral_Is_a_Plague]

Finally! I havent had a new video on my feed for 8 hrs now 😅

[staninjapan]

Pre-unified Germany, or whatever it would be better to call it, has been on my reading list for so long, and has been leapfrogged by so many other topics, that I am glad that I had the chance to take this very well put together 40 minutes to listen to your video while enjoying a hot bath (so little time to dedicate to just one thing).
Wanting to know more, perhaps it will be only a short time until I get round to learning about this "properly".
With thanks.

[mikevader]

So basically “Germany” was in nonstop war for almost a 100 years up until the end of WWII….. got it