03 July 2024
Why Did Bavaria Agree to Join the German Empire?
The Kingdom of Bavaria was an independent country for nearly 70 years until King Ludwig II swore allegiance to the German Kaiser. In the German Empire, Catholic Bavaria was overshadowed by the protestant Kingdom of Prussia---of which the Kaiser was also king---but unlike many of Germany's other states Bavaria was never conquered by the Prussians. Instead, Bavaria's isolation between three major powers---plus the political skill of Prussia's Otto von Bismarck---forced Munich's hand.
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