List of historic states of Germany

This article lists the member states of the German Confederation of 1815–1866, the North German Confederation of 1866–1871 which became a federal empire in 1867, the German Empire of 1871–1918, and lastly the republic of Weimar Germany of 1919–1933.

States of the German Confederation

A map of the German Confederation.

List of member states:

1. Austrian Empire (only including Bohemia-Moravia, Austria and most of Slovenia)

2. Kingdom of Prussia (excluding provinces East Prussia, West Prussia and Posen)

3. Kingdom of Bavaria

4. Kingdom of Hanover

5. Kingdom of Saxony

6. Kingdom of Württemberg

7. Grand Duchy of Baden

8. Grand Duchy of Hesse

9. Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (in personal union with the United Netherlands, independent since 1839 losing half of its territory in the process)

10. Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

11. Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

12. Grand Duchy of Oldenburg (upgrade from duchy in 1829)

13. Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

14. Duchy of Anhalt (since 1863)

15. Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau (until 1863)

16. Duchy of Anhalt-Bernburg (until 1863)

17. Duchy of Anhalt-Köthen (until 1847 when it merged with Anhalt-Dessau)

18. Duchy of Brunswick

19. Duchy of Holstein (in personal union with the Kingdom of Denmark until 1864 and attached to the Duchy of Schleswig under confederal occupation since 1864)

20. Duchy of Limburg (part of the Netherlands, member since 1839)

21. Duchy of Nassau

22. Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (until 1825)

23. Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (until 1825)

24. Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen (Saxe-Altenburg since 1826)

25. Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (since 1826)

26. Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg (in personal union with Denmark till 1864, with Prussian since 1865)

27. Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen

28. Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel

29. Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg (member since 1817)

30. Principality of Lichtenberg (sold to Prussia 1834)

31. Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (annexed by Prussia 1849)

32. Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (annexed by Prussia 1849)

33. Principality of Liechtenstein

34. Principality of Lippe

35. Principality of Reuss, senior line

36. Principality of Reuss, junior line

37. Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe

38. Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

39. Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

40. Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont

41. Free City of Bremen

42. Free City of Frankfurt

43. Free City of Hamburg

44. Free City of Lübeck

States of the North German Confederation

A map of the North German Conmfederation.

List of the member states:^[1]

1. Kingdom of Prussia

2. Kingdom of Saxony

3. Grand Duchy of Hesse (only Upper Hesse)

4. Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

5. Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

6. Grand Duchy of Oldenburg

7. Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

8. Duchy of Anhalt

9. Duchy of Brunswick

10. Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg

11. Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

12. Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg (in personal union with Prussia)

13. Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen

14. Principality of Lippe

15. Principality of Reuss, senior line

16. Principality of Reuss, junior line

17. Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe

18. Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

19. Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

20. Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont

21. Free City of Bremen

22. Free City of Hamburg

23. Free City of Lübeck

States of the German Empire

A map of the German Empire.

List of the imperial states:^[2]

1. Kingdom of Prussia

2. Kingdom of Bavaria

3. Kingdom of Saxony

4. Kingdom of Württemberg

5. Grand Duchy of Baden

6. Grand Duchy of Hesse

7. Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

8. Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

9. Grand Duchy of Oldenburg

10. Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

11. Duchy of Anhalt

12. Duchy of Brunswick

13. Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg

14. Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

15. Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg (merged into Prussia on 1 July 1876)

16. Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen

17. Principality of Lippe

18. Principality of Reuss, senior line

19. Principality of Reuss, junior line

20. Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe

21. Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

22. Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

23. Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont

24. Free City of Bremen

25. Free City of Hamburg

26. Free City of Lübeck

27. Territory of Alsace-Lorraine

States of Weimar Germany

A map of the Weimar Republic.

List of the free states:^[3]

1. Free State of Prussia

2. Free State of Bavaria

3. Free State of Saxony

4. Free State of Württemberg

5. Free State of Hesse

6. Free State of Baden

7. Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

8. Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

9. Free State of Oldenburg

10. Free State of Anhalt

11. Free State of Brunswick

12. Free State of Lippe

13. Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe

14. Free State of Waldeck(-Pyrmont) (ceded exclave Pyrmont in 1921, merged with Prussia in 1929)

15. Free State of Thuringia (since 1920, created from the Thuringia states)

16. State of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (merged to create Thuringia)

17. State of Saxe-Altenburg (merged to create Thuringia)

18. State of Saxe-Gotha (merged to create Thuringia)

19. State of Saxe-Coburg (merged with Bavaria 1920)

20. State of Saxe-Meiningen (merged to create Thuringia)

21. State of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (merged to create Thuringia)

22. State of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (merged to create Thuringia)

23. State of Reuss (merged to create Thuringia)

24. Free City of Bremen

25. Free City of Hamburg

26. Free City of Lübeck

See also

• List of former sovereign states
• List of historic states of Italy
• List of historic states of Russia
• List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806)

References