Real union
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Real union is a union of two or more states, which share some state institutions; however they are not as unified as states in a political union. It has developed from personal union and usually was limited to monarchies.
Historical examples:
- Kalmar Union (1397–1524)
- Lublin Union (1569)
- Acts of Union 1707
- German Empire and Prussia between 1871 and 1918: The King of Prussia as an institution also was head of the empire, there under the title "German Emperor"