German Confederation (Deutscher Bund): Borders of 1815

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  The red line shows the border of the German Confederation (Deutscher Bund) in 1815.

AT Kaisertum Österreich   Empire of Austria (see also map of Austria-Hungary in 1918)    The following countries of the Austrian Monarchy were part of the German Federation (Deutscher Bund) in 1815: bö Königreich Böhmen Kingdom of Bohemia; oö nö Erzherzogtum Österreich Archduchy of Austria; kn Herzogtum Kärnten Duchy of Carinthia; kr Herzogtum Krain Duchy of Carniola; sb Herzogtum Salzburg Duchy of Salzburg; sl Herzogtum Schlesien Duchy of Silesia; st Herzogtum Steiermark Duchy of Styria; mä Markgrafschaft Mähren Margraviate of Moravia; ti Gefürstete Grafschaft Tirol Princely County of Tyrol; gg Grafschaft Görz und Gradisca County Gorizia and Gradisca; vb Vorarlberg Vorarlberg.    Not part of the German Federation (Deutscher Bund): un Königreich Ungarn Kingdom of Hungary; da Königreich Dalmatien Kingdom of Dalmatia; gn Königreich Galizien und Lodomerien Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria; ks Königreich Kroatien uns Slawonien Kingdom of Croatia and Salvonia; lo ve Lombardo-Venezianisches Königreich Kingdom Lombardy and Venetia; is Istrien Istria.    Not shown on the map: Großfürstentum Siebenbürgen Grand Principality of Transilvania; Herzogtum Bukowina Duchy of Bukovina.

BY Königreich Bayern   Kingdom of Bavaria pf Pfalz Palatinate (1816 to Bavaria)

HV Königreich Hannover   Kingdom of Hannover (until 1837 personal union with Great Britain) bh Bremerhaven (1827 to Bremen)

PR Königreich Preußen   Kingdom of Prussia bb Brandenburg; kb Provinz Kleve-Berg; nr Provinz Niederrhein Lower Rhine Province; pm Pommern Pomerania; sa Provinz Sachsen Province Saxony; sc Schlesien Silesia; wf Westfalen Westfalia.    Not part of the Deutscher Bund in 1815 but became part of it in 1848–51: op Ostpreußen East Prussia; ps Posen Poznan; wp Westpreußen West Prussia.

SN Königreich Sachsen   Kingdom of Saxony

WB Königreich Württemberg   Kingdom of Württemberg

HK Kurfürstentum Hessen (Hessen-Kassel)   Electorate of Hesse

BN Großherzogtum Baden   Grand Duchy of Baden

HD Großherzogtum Hessen (Hessen-Darmstadt)   Grand Duchy of Hesse

LX Großherzogtum Luxemburg   Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (personal union with the Kingdom of the United Netherlands)

OL Großherzogtum Oldenburg   Grand Duchy of Oldenburg: bf Fürstentum Birkenfeld; lb Fürstentum Lübeck wh Wilhelmshaven (1853 to Prussia)

MB Großherzogtum Mecklenburg-Schwerin   Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

MS Großherzogtum Mecklenburg-Strelitz   Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

We Großherzogtum Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach   Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (see detailed map of the Thuringian countries 1815)

AN   b Herzogtum Anhalt-Bernburg   Duchy of Anhalt-Bernburg (1863 to Anhalt-Dessau)

AN   d Herzogtum Anhalt-Dessau   Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau

AN   k Herzogtum Anhalt-Köthen   Duchy of Anhalt-Köthen (1847 to Anhalt-Bernburg and Anhalt-Dessau)

BS Herzogtum Braunschweig (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel)   Duchy of Braunschweig

HO Herzogtum Holstein   Duchy of Holstein (personal union with Kingdom of Denmark, 1864/66 to Prussia)

LG Herzogtum Lauenburg   Duchy of Lauenburg (personal union with Kingdom of Denmark, 1864/66 to Prussia)

NA Herzogtum Nassau   Duchy of Nassau

Cs   Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld   Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (see detailed map of the Thuringian countries 1815) (1826 personal union of Coburg and Gotha as Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Saalfeld to Saxe-Meiningen) li Lichtenberg (1816 to Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1819 Fürstentum/Principality, 1834 to Prussia)

Ga   Herzogtum Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg   Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (see detailed map of the Thuringian countries 1815) (1825 extinct; 1826 Gotha to Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Altenburg was inherited by Saxe-Hildburghausen which continued as Saxe-Altenburg)

Hh   Herzogtum Sachsen-Hildburghausen   Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen (see detailed map of the Thuringian countries 1815) (1826 territory of Hildburghausen to Saxe-Meiningen, the line Saxe-Hildburghausen continued as Saxe-Altenburg)

Me   Herzogtum Sachsen-Meiningen   Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen (see detailed map of the Thuringian countries 1815) (1826 addition of Hildburghausen and Saalfeld)

HE Fürstentum Hohenzollern-Hechingen   Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1849 to Prussia)

HS Fürstentum Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen   Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1849 to Prussia)

FL Fürstentum Liechtenstein   Principality of Liechtenstein

LP Fürstentum Lippe   Principality of Lippe

Rg Fürstentum Reuß-Greiz (Reuß ältere Linie)   Principality Reuss-Greiz (Reuß elder line) (see detailed map of the Thuringian countries 1815)

Rs Fürstentum Reuß-Schleiz (Reuß jüngere Linie)   Principality Reuss-Schleiz (Reuß junior line) (see detailed map of the Thuringian countries 1815)

Re Fürstentum Reuß-Ebersdorf   Principality Reuss-Ebersdorf (see detailed map of the Thuringian countries 1815)

Rl Fürstentum Reuß-Lobenstein   Principality Reuss-Lobenstein (see detailed map of the Thuringian countries 1815)

SL Fürstentum Schaumburg-Lippe   Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe

Ru Fürstentum Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt   Principality Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (see detailed map of the Thuringian countries 1815)

So Fürstentum Schwarzburg-Sondershausen   Principality Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (see detailed map of the Thuringian countries 1815)

WL Fürstentum Waldeck   Principality of Waldeck; pt Pyrmont

HM Landgrafschaft Hessen-Homburg   Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg (1866 first to Hesse-Darmstadt, then to Prussia)

HB Freie Hansestadt Bremen   Free Hanseatic Town Bremen

HH Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg   Free and Hanseatic Town Hamburg: cx Cuxhaven

HL Freie und Hansestadt Lübeck   Free and Hanseatic Town Lübeck

F Frankfurt