History of Europe

What was the German confederation made up of?

The German Confederation was made up of 39 sovereign states, including four free cities. These states were:

* Austria

* Prussia

* Bavaria

* Saxony

* Württemberg

* Hanover

* Baden

* Hesse-Darmstadt

* Hesse-Kassel

* Schleswig-Holstein

* Mecklenburg-Schwerin

* Mecklenburg-Strelitz

* Oldenburg

* Brunswick

* Nassau

* Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

* Saxe-Meiningen

* Saxe-Altenburg

* Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

* Anhalt-Dessau

* Anhalt-Bernburg

* Lippe-Detmold

* Schaumburg-Lippe

* Waldeck

* Reuss Elder Line

* Reuss Younger Line

* Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

* Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

* Hohenzollern-Hechingen

* Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

* Liechtenstein

* Hamburg

* Bremen

* Lübeck

* Frankfurt