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Also Known As Pommern • Pomorze

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Watercolor etching by August Friedrich Andreas Campe showing diplomats and military officers in ornate uniforms gathered around a large table with maps at the Congress of Vienna.
Congress of Vienna
Painting by Gerard Terborch showing a large group of men in formal 17th-century attire gathered around a green-covered table, witnessing the signing of the Treaty of Munster.
Peace of Westphalia

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Polish Corridor
Polish Corridor
region, Europe
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German Empire
historical nation, Germany
Germany
Germany
country, Europe
Poland
Poland
country, Europe
Historical map showing the unification of Germany by Prussia in the late 19th century. The map highlights in green the Kingdom of Prussia as of 1866, and in yellow the additional territories that formed the German Empire by 1871-1918, encompassing most of north-central Europe. Neighboring countries such as France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland are labeled, with major regions and states within the empire clearly marked.
Prussia
historic region, Europe

Key People

Friedrich von Holstein
Friedrich von Holstein
German statesman
Harry von Arnim
Harry, count von Arnim
Prussian diplomat
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Erik VII
king of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
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Max Berg
German architect
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E. Georg von Kleist
German clergyman