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'''1622: '''The Pfalz suffers great destruction in the war. | '''1622: '''The Pfalz suffers great destruction in the war. | ||
'''1648:''' Treaty of Westphalia ends Thirty Years' War. Many borders are shifted.<br> | '''1648:''' Treaty of Westphalia ends Thirty Years' War. Many borders are shifted.<br> | ||
'''1683: ''' The first permanent German settlement in the United States is founded at Germantown, Pennsylvania. | '''1683: ''' The first permanent German settlement in the United States is founded at Germantown, Pennsylvania. | ||
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'''1722: ''' Austro-Hungarian monarchs begin inviting Germans to settle parts of their empire. | '''1722: ''' Austro-Hungarian monarchs begin inviting Germans to settle parts of their empire. | ||
'''1742:''' Prussia (Preußen) annexes Silesia (Schlesien).<br> | '''1742:''' Prussia (Preußen) annexes Silesia (Schlesien).<br> | ||
'''1763:''' Catherine the Great begins inviting Germans to settle in Russia.<br> | '''1763:''' Catherine the Great begins inviting Germans to settle in Russia.<br> | ||
'''1772:''' First Partition of Poland: Prussia annexes West Prussia.<br> | '''1772:''' First Partition of Poland: Prussia annexes West Prussia.<br> | ||
'''1792:''' France starts civil registration west of the Rhein. Some church records are interrupted.<br> | '''1792:''' France starts civil registration west of the Rhein. Some church records are interrupted.<br> | ||
'''1793:''' Second Partition of Poland: Prussia annexes Posen province and parts to the east.<br> | '''1793:''' Second Partition of Poland: Prussia annexes Posen province and parts to the east.<br> | ||
'''1795:''' Third Partition of Poland: Prussia annexes most of the rest of today's Poland, incl. Warsaw, Bialystok and parts of Lithuania.<br> | '''1795:''' Third Partition of Poland: Prussia annexes most of the rest of today's Poland, incl. Warsaw, Bialystok and parts of Lithuania.<br> | ||
'''1795:''' Napoleon begins to conquer most of Europe. Civil registration introduced in parts of Germany held by France. Jews treated as citizens, encouraged to adopt fixed surnames.'''<br>'''<nowiki /> | '''1795:''' Napoleon begins to conquer most of Europe. Civil registration introduced in parts of Germany held by France. Jews treated as citizens, encouraged to adopt fixed surnames.'''<br>'''<nowiki /> | ||
'''1806:''' Europe reorganized under Napoleonic design. "Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation" no longer exists, replaced by Austrian (later Austro-Hungarian) Empire and various kingdoms and principalities across Germany. Prussia is defeated; loses almost all territories from Partitions.<br> | '''1806:''' Europe reorganized under Napoleonic design. "Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation" no longer exists, replaced by Austrian (later Austro-Hungarian) Empire and various kingdoms and principalities across Germany. Prussia is defeated; loses almost all territories from Partitions.<br> | ||
'''1812:''' Emancipation of Prussian Jews. Surname adoption mandatory. Jewish vital records kept by local governments.<br> | '''1812:''' Emancipation of Prussian Jews. Surname adoption mandatory. Jewish vital records kept by local governments.<br> | ||
'''1814: ''' Napoleon weakens. German states begin to reorganize under the leadership of Preußen. | '''1814: ''' Napoleon weakens. German states begin to reorganize under the leadership of Preußen. | ||
'''1815:''' Congress of Vienna effectively sets most of Europe's national boundaries for the next century.<br> | '''1815:''' Congress of Vienna effectively sets most of Europe's national boundaries for the next century.<br> | ||
'''1828: '''Patronymic naming is abolished in Schleswig-Holstein (then part of Denmark). | '''1828: '''Patronymic naming is abolished in Schleswig-Holstein (then part of Denmark). | ||
'''1833:''' Prussia offers citizenship to some of Posen's Jews.<br> | '''1833:''' Prussia offers citizenship to some of Posen's Jews.<br> | ||
'''1848'''<nowiki>: German Revolution. Emigration to the United States increases.</nowiki> | '''1848'''<nowiki>: German Revolution. Emigration to the United States increases.</nowiki> | ||
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'''1850:'''The Hamburg passenger lists begin to document the origins or places of residence of Europeans leaving for the Americas, Africa, and Australia. | '''1850:'''The Hamburg passenger lists begin to document the origins or places of residence of Europeans leaving for the Americas, Africa, and Australia. | ||
''' | '''186''''''4:''' War with Denmark for Schleswig-Holstein, first war of the German Wars for Unification. | ||
'''1871:'''Franco-Prussian War ends. Elsaß-Lothringen comes under German rule. German Empire established as a single nation state.<br> | '''1866:''' War with Austria for unification. Bismarck didn't want to include Austria in his unification of Germany's tiny states. | ||
'''1871:'''Franco-Prussian War ends. Elsaß-Lothringen comes under German rule. German Empire established as a single nation state.<br> | |||
'''1874:'''Preußen introduces civil registration. | '''1874:'''Preußen introduces civil registration. | ||