Hi all
If I am repeating a question that has been asked can someone please point me the correct direction thank you.
We all know what Bismarck's Germany looked like post 1871.
Here is a fantastic looking picture:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Karte_Deutsches_Reich%2C_Verwaltungsgliederung_1900-01-01.png
I could only find this in regard to Austria's proposal for greater Germany:
Austria proposed to unite the German states in a union centered on, and dominated by, the Habsburgs; Prussia, however, hoped to become the central forces in unifying the German states.
Firstly can someone tell me the difference between Austria's proposal and Prussia's because they sound the same, in the end Prussia did become dominant within the Empire. I know Prussia wanted to exclude Austria but I am not concerned with that in this text.
If an Austria were to unite Germany it should have reformed its Constituent lands into something in the form of "United States of Greater Austria".
So let's say the Austrian empire unites the German Confederation what would its composition look like. Prussia upon uniting the empire annexed Hanover, Hesse-Kassel, Nassau, and the city of Frankfurt and parts of Hesse Darmstadt. Was that because that's how it could become dominant? (I think most probably) So in the case of Austria would it do the same, annex land or status quo of 1815.
I think the answer lies in the area of the Austrian empire and what would become the lesser german empire. Is this correct and if did annex anyhting what would it be?
The area of Lesser German empire: 540,857.54 km²
The area of the Austrian Empire: 698,700 km²
(540,857.54 + 698,700 = 1,239,557.54 km²)