Britain and Prussia probably dominated the German Confederation.
German confederation
German Confederation was created in 1815.
German Confederation ended in 1866.
North German Confederation ended in 1871.
North German Confederation was created in 1866.
The German Confederation was larger in 1871 because in the early time of 1815 they had just begun the German confederation.
Reichstag - North German Confederation - ended in 1871.
Reichstag - North German Confederation - was created in 1866.
Confederation of German Trade Unions was created in 1949-10.
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.
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The German Confederation was established at the Congress of Vienna in 1815. It was a successor (of sorts) to the Holy Roman Empire, which had been dissolved in 1806.