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The Confederation of the Rhine collapsed in 1813, with the aftermath of Napoleon's failed campaign against the Russian Empire. Many of its members changed sides after the Battle of the Nations.
Many events promoted German unity. Napoleon invaded German states, Prussia and Austria. He organized a number of German states into the Rhine Confederation. The Congress of Vienna created the German Confederation.
Many events promoted German unity. Napoleon invaded German states, Prussia and Austria. He organized a number of German states into the Rhine Confederation. The Congress of Vienna created the German Confederation.
Nine of the thirteen states had to approve the Article of Confederation.
They allowed too many German minor states into the Confederation. They became much stronger than was disireable and shifted the balance of power.
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Only nine states out of 13 had to approve it
The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291. At that time it was an agreement for mutual self-defence between 4 small mountain cantons (states) within the German Empire who wanted to defend themselves from takeover by more powerful states and feudal rulers within the empire.Over the next few centuries Switzerland grew as new territories joined. It gradually became effectively a group of independent countries, but legally they were all parts of the German Empire.In 1648, at a peace treaty after the 30 years war, the German Empire finally recognised that the members of the Swiss Confederation were not part of the empire.This continued until Napoleon invaded. He annexed parts of Switzerland and turned the rest into a client state.The previous state (many independent cantons) was re-instated in 1815.It was only in 1848 that the members of the Swiss confederation agreed to form a federal state and have a permanent federal government. This is when Switzerland became one country.
The Articles of Confederation required unanimous consent of the states for an amendment. Two attempts were made to amend the Articles of Confederation, each one failing by one vote.
The Holy Roman empire fell because Napoleon overran many German states and the Western German states joined his Rhine confederation making the Holy Roman Empire obsolete. Thus emperor Francis II. lay down his imperials crown.
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