Confederation of the Rhine

Confederation of the Rhine was a state in Central Europe (Europe) that lasted from 1806 to 1813 CE, about 7 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Napoleon's league of German client states, whose secession forced the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. It collapsed after the Battle of Leipzig in 1813.

See Confederation of the Rhine on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1806 to 1813 CE

Duration

7 years

Type

State

Region

Central Europe, Europe

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Frankfurt

Came from

• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE

Became

• German Confederation 1815 to 1866 CE

Neighbours in Europe

• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE
• First French Empire 1804 to 1815 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Portugal 1139 to 1910 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of Naples 1282 to 1816 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE, South America
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

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