History for ready reference, from the best historians, biographers, and specialists : their own words in a complete system of history ... . ept thefield. On the 3d of August these remains of theeighth army corps were included in the armisticeof Nicholsburg. ... On the 33d of Augustpeace was signed between Austria and Prussiaat Prague. Bismarck treated Austria with greatconsideration, and demanded only twenty millionsof thalers as war indemnity; Wilrtemberg hadto pay eight millions of gulden, Baden sixmillions, Hesse-Darmstadt three millions, Bavariathirty millions of gulden. The Wilrtembergmin
History for ready reference, from the best historians, biographers, and specialists : their own words in a complete system of history ... . ept thefield. On the 3d of August these remains of theeighth army corps were included in the armisticeof Nicholsburg. ... On the 33d of Augustpeace was signed between Austria and Prussiaat Prague. Bismarck treated Austria with greatconsideration, and demanded only twenty millionsof thalers as war indemnity; Wilrtemberg hadto pay eight millions of gulden, Baden sixmillions, Hesse-Darmstadt three millions, Bavariathirty millions of gulden. The Wilrtembergminister, Varnbiiler, and the Baden minister,Freydorf, offered to form an offensive and de-fensive alliance with Prussia for the purpose ofsaving the ruling familios, and in alarm lestBavaria and Hesse-Darrastadt might seek intheir territories compensation for cessions toPrussia. Bavaria also formed an alliance withPrussia, and ceded a small district in thenorth. Hesse-Darmstadt ceded Ilesse-Hom-burg and some pieces of territory, and enteredthe North German Confederation, giving toPrussia the right of keeping a garrison in 1573 v^/ » i. r^ GERMANY, 1866. Hegemotiy of egemoiPnut GER5IANY, 1866-1870. Mainz. Austria renounced her claims on8chleswig and Holstein, acknowledged the dis-solution of the German Confederation and amodilication of Germany by which Austria wasexcluded. It recognized the creation of theNorth German Confederation, the union ofVenetia to Italy, the territorial alterations inNorth Germany. Prussia acknowledged theterritorial possessions of Austria with the soleexception of Venetia; and also of Saxony ; andundertook to obtain the assent of the King ofItaly to the peace. Prussia announced the in-corporation of Schleswig-Holsteiu, the Free Cityof Frankfort, the Kingdom of Hanover, theElectorate of Hesse, and the Duchy of Nassau,subject to the payment of annual incomes to thedeposed princes. The Kingdom of Saxony, thetwo Mecklenburgs, the Hanse-towns, Oldenburg,Brun
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