Austro-Prussian War
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The Austro-Prussian War was a short 1866 conflict between Prussia and Austria (and their respective German allies) that decisively shifted power within the German states and paved the way for German unification under Prussian leadership.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Austro-Prussian War canonical | 74 |
| Seven Weeks' War | 5 |
| Austro-Prussian War of 1866 | 3 |
| Austro–Prussian rivalry | 1 |
| Deutscher Krieg | 1 |
| Third Italian War of Independence | 1 |
| Unification of Germany | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T372744 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Austro-Prussian War Context triple: [Kingdom of Württemberg, event, Austro-Prussian War]
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Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War was a major 1870–1871 conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia (and its German allies) that led to the collapse of Napoleon III’s regime and the unification of Germany under Prussian leadership.
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Franco-Dutch War
The Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) was a major European conflict in which France, allied with England and several German states, sought to dominate and partition the Dutch Republic, triggering a wider continental struggle that reshaped the balance of power.
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Third Silesian War
The Third Silesian War was the final mid-18th-century conflict between Prussia and Austria over control of Silesia, fought as part of the wider Seven Years' War in Europe.
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Battle of Leipzig
The Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations, was a decisive 1813 defeat of Napoleon’s forces by a coalition of European powers, marking a major turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.
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War of the Seventh Coalition
The War of the Seventh Coalition was the final major conflict against Napoleon in 1815, culminating in his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo and the end of his rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Austro-Prussian War Target entity description: The Austro-Prussian War was a short 1866 conflict between Prussia and Austria (and their respective German allies) that decisively shifted power within the German states and paved the way for German unification under Prussian leadership.
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A.
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War was a major 1870–1871 conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia (and its German allies) that led to the collapse of Napoleon III’s regime and the unification of Germany under Prussian leadership.
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B.
Franco-Dutch War
The Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) was a major European conflict in which France, allied with England and several German states, sought to dominate and partition the Dutch Republic, triggering a wider continental struggle that reshaped the balance of power.
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C.
Third Silesian War
The Third Silesian War was the final mid-18th-century conflict between Prussia and Austria over control of Silesia, fought as part of the wider Seven Years' War in Europe.
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D.
Battle of Leipzig
The Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations, was a decisive 1813 defeat of Napoleon’s forces by a coalition of European powers, marking a major turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
War of the Seventh Coalition
The War of the Seventh Coalition was the final major conflict against Napoleon in 1815, culminating in his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo and the end of his rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century conflict
ⓘ
German unification war ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
German War
ⓘ
Austro-Prussian War ⓘ
surface form:
Seven Weeks' War
|
| belligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
Baden ⓘ Bavaria ⓘ Electorate of Hesse ⓘ Frankfurt am Main ⓘ
surface form:
Frankfurt
Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Hanover
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ Nassau ⓘ Saxony-Altenburg ⓘ Saxe-Coburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saxony-Coburg and Gotha
Saxony-Meiningen ⓘ Duchy of Württemberg ⓘ
surface form:
Württemberg
|
| casualties | tens of thousands killed and wounded ⓘ |
| cause |
dispute over the administration of Schleswig and Holstein
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rivalry between Austria and Prussia for leadership in Germany ⓘ |
| commander |
Franz Joseph I of Austria
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder ⓘ King William I of Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
King Wilhelm I of Prussia
Otto von Bismarck ⓘ |
| endDate | 1866-08-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| location |
Bohemia
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Central Europe ⓘ German Confederation ⓘ Italy ⓘ |
| mainBattle |
Battle of Custoza (1866)
ⓘ
Battle of Königgrätz ⓘ Battle of Königgrätz ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Sadowa
Naval Battle of Lissa ⓘ |
| partOf | process of German unification ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
annexation of Frankfurt by Prussia
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annexation of Hanover by Prussia ⓘ annexation of Nassau by Prussia ⓘ annexation of Schleswig-Holstein by Prussia ⓘ end of Austrian influence in northern Germany ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Schleswig War ⓘ |
| result |
Austrian defeat
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Prussian dominance among German states ⓘ Prussian victory ⓘ dissolution of the German Confederation ⓘ establishment of the North German Confederation ⓘ exclusion of Austria from German affairs ⓘ step toward German unification under Prussia ⓘ |
| startDate | 1866-06-14 ⓘ |
| treaty |
Peace of Prague
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Treaty of Nikolsburg ⓘ Treaty of Vienna (1866) ⓘ |
| year | 1866 ⓘ |
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Subject: Austro-Prussian War Description of subject: The Austro-Prussian War was a short 1866 conflict between Prussia and Austria (and their respective German allies) that decisively shifted power within the German states and paved the way for German unification under Prussian leadership.
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