Seven Weeks’ War: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Austro-Prussian War
Date	June 1866 - August 23, 1866
Location	Bohemia • Hradec Králové • Venetia
Participants	Austria • Bavaria • Hanover • Italy • Prussia • Saxony
Context	German Confederation • North German Confederation • Treaty of Prague

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Map showing Schleswig-Holstein and surrounding regions after the Seven Weeks' War in 1866. Schleswig and Holstein are highlighted, with boundaries from 1866 marked, and neighboring areas labeled as Prussia, Denmark, and other German states. Current international boundaries and major cities such as Kiel, Lubeck, and Hamburg are indicated.

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Key People

Otto von Bismarck in military uniform and cap, with a mustache, facing slightly to the side in a black-and-white portrait taken around 1880.

Otto von Bismarck

German chancellor and prime minister

Franz Joseph

Franz Joseph

emperor of Austria-Hungary

Helmuth von Moltke, 1871

Helmuth von Moltke

German general [1800–1891]

Roon, engraving by K. Tetzel, 1861

Albrecht Theodor Emil, count von Roon

Prussian minister of war

Albert

Albert

king of Saxony

Albert, Archduke

Archduke Albert

Austrian field marshal

Goeben, engraving by H. Weger, 1871

August Karl von Goeben

Prussian general

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Leonhard, count von Blumenthal

Prussian officer

Benedek, Ludwig von

Ludwig August, Ritter von Benedek

Austrian field marshal

D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.

A History of War

Civil War era cannon overlooks Kennesaw Mountain National Battle. (military, artillery, American history)

Pick Your Battles Quiz

Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)

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