Austria excluded from Germany
1866 · Event
The Peace of Prague ends the Seven Weeks' War on terms of studied leniency — no territory taken, no victory parade through Vienna — but one clause changes the map of Europe: the German Confederation is dissolved and Austria shut out of German affairs forever. Bismarck wants a beaten rival turned future ally, not a permanent enemy; the empire Germany becomes will be Prussia's alone.
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