German Empire

Germany, or officially the German Empire (German: Deutsches Kaiserreich) is a country in Central Europe. The Empire is a semi-constitutional monarchy composed of twenty-seven constituent monarchical states, ruled by the Hohenzollern dynasty. Germany is frequently considered the most powerful country in the world, with its influence stretching across much of the globe. The German Empire was proclaimed on January 18, 1871, in the Hall of Mirrors of Palace of Versailles in the aftermath of the 1871 Franco-Prussian War. As the main victor of the Weltkrieg, Germany controls a vast overseas empire with colonial holdings in Africa, the Pacific and Antarctica. Germany also leads the Reichspakt and Mitteleuropa, military and economic alliances involving several Eastern, Central, and Northern European nations.
Germany is bordered by the North Sea and it's puppet state of Denmark to the North, it's puppet states of Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands to the west, Italy to the South and it's Puppet States of Poland-Lithuania and Austria-Hungary to the east.
== History ==
=== Formation ===
Under the pressure of Prussian Chancellor Otto von Bismarck (the "Iron Chancellor") Germany was finally united: The German Empire was proclaimed in the palace of Louis XIV, Versailles, on January 18, 1871. Wilhelm I, the ruling Kaiser at the time, died on March 9, 1888; his son and heir, Friedrich III, died also only 99 days later, due to incurable throat cancer. Friedrich's son, Wilhelm II, subsequently rose to the throne. Considering Bismarck's foreign policy as too soft, the Kaiser dismissed the Iron Chancellor in 1890, replacing him with more malleable replacements.
=== Desire to be Greatest Empire in the World ===
Wilhelm II was obsessed with his colonial ambitions and began a naval rivalry with Britain on the advice of Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, leading to an increasing isolation of a belligerent Germany. Europe came close to war for the first time in 1911 with the Agadir Crisis, when Wilhelm II claimed Morocco. This crisis, adding to the Kaiser's reputation as an irresponsible firebrand, was defused without a war breaking out - but the outbreak had been merely delayed for a few years. However, as history was soon to show, Wilhelm II's gamble would pay off, he would achieve all his aims and more, and even many of his sharpest critics would be forced to admit as much.
=== World War I ===
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was assassinated in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, by a Serbian revolutionary. One month later, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia in retaliation, and Germany rallied to her side; soon, the German Empire found itself at war against France, Britain, and Russia. Quickly invading Belgium and Luxembourg, the German advance was stopped at the Marne and in Russian Poland, creating the stalemate that would define the war.
In 1917, Russia collapsed into Revolution and thousands of soldiers were transferred from the Eastern Front to the West and South. Germany then annexed Northwest Russia past the Baltic States as a Puppet State ruled by Nicolas II as Tsar and annexed all of West Russia and created puppet states out of Poland, Lithuania, The Balkans, Ukraine and Belarus.
In 1918 Germany caused Wars in Africa and got aid from Japan to invade the colonies of Asia owned by Britain, France and the Netherlands and in return those colonies will belong to Japan with the Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands and Carolina Islands. They even got aid from Reza Shah who then overthrew the Qajar Dynasty and took over all of Central Asia and India. Austria-Hungary fell with the Ottomans in which Germany and Italy started annexing their territories.
After that Germany then won the war, Germany and it's allies of Italy, Spain, America, Japan and Indo-Persia then split up the world under their control.
=== After WWI ===
On July 24th 1923, after a week of feverish and indecisive campaigning known as Tage der Schreihälse (German: Days of the Squallers), the Kaiser finally picked a new Reichskanzler that proved he would be able to use the calls for reform for his own ends: Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz.
Tirpitz formed a great coalition consisting of DVLP, Zentrum, NLP, DkP and DRP: giving them a comfortable majority to pull Germany out of stagnation. The policy to include the NLP and the Zentrum, however, dismayed many members of the DVLP. More radical deputies in the Reichstag formed an inner circle, led by the media mogul Alfred Hugenberg, to combat liberal and democratic influences.
Tirpitz embarked on a program of economic decentralization. Coming after a period of internal stagnation, his reforms coincided with the profits of long-term investments in Mitteleuropa finally arriving; the result was an economic miracle that would last for the duration of von Tirpitz' chancellorship, cementing his immense popularity and reputation as "The Second Bismarck".
=== Ludendorff and Hitler Regime ===
On June 6th, 1930, Reichskanzler von Tirpitz died suddenly during a visit to Hamburg. His death caught the DVLP flat-footed; No other politician was even close to being a possible successor.
Sadly things went bad as Ludendorff then led a coup with his henchman Adolf Hitler who were leaders of the Nationalist Military Party (a faction consisting of Military Officers and Nationalist Politicians and German Troopers devoted to Germany) then took over the country and declared that they will keep up the golden age caused by Trpitz if they idolize German pride.
== Government ==
Germany is a semi-federal semi-constitutional monarchy ruled by the German Kaiser (the king of Prussia in a permanent personal union). According to the Imperial Constitution of 1871, it's Chancellor and Government are appointed by - and answer only to - the Kaiser, but legislation needs to be approved by the Reichstag, a chamber elected proportionally by universal male suffrage, and the Bundesrat, consisting of representatives from each of the states.
Despite its rather authoritarian nature, the German political system is very much designed in favor of multi-party coalitions, who secure a majority for the Kaiser's Chancellor, thereby gaining a considerable amount of influence on the government's policies. The current Party is the Nationalist Military Party led by Erich Ludendorff and with Adolf Hitler as Prime Minister.
=== Line of Succession to the German Throne ===
* Wilhelm II (b. 1859) married Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1858)
**(1) Wilhelm, German Crown Prince (b. 1882) married Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (b. 1886)
***(2) Prince Wilhelm (b. 1906) married Dorothea von Salviati (b. 1907)
**** (3) Princess Felicitas
**** (4) Princess Christa
*** (5) Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (b. 1907) married Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia (b. 1909)
**** Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia (b. 1939), married firstly Waltraud Freydag (b. 1940)
***** Philip Kirill Prinz von Preußen (b. 1968); married Anna Christine Soltau (b. April 1968)
****** Paul Wilhelm (b. 1995)
****** Maria Luise (b. 1997)
****** Elisabeth Christine (b. 1998)
****** Anna Sophie (b. 2001)
****** Johanna Amalie (b. 2002)
****** Timotheus Friedrich (b. 2005)
***** Friedrich Wilhelm Prinz von Preußen (b. 1979); married Baroness Anna von Salza und Lichtenau (b. 1981)
****** Friedrich Wilhelm (born 2012)
****** Charolette (born 201?)
**** Prince Michael (b. 1940); married firstly Jutta Jörn (b. 1943)
***** Michaela Prinzessin von Preußen (b. 1967), married Jürgen Wessolly (b. 1961) 
***** Nataly Prinzessin von Preußen (b. 1970)
**** Princess Marie Cécile (b. 1942)
**** Princess Kira (b. 1943) married Thomas Liepsner
***** Kira-Marina Liepsner
**** Prince Louis Ferdinand (b. 1944)
***** Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia (b. 1976); married Princess Sophie of Isenburg (b. 1978)
****** Prince Carl Friedrich Franz Alexander of Prussia (b. 2013)
****** Prince Louis Ferdinand Christian Albrecht of Prussia (b. 2013)
****** Princess Emma Marie Charlotte Sophie of Prussia (b. 2015)
****** Prince Heinrich Albert Johann George of Prussia (b. 2016)
***** Princess Cornelie-Cecile of Prussia (b. 1978)
**** Prince Christian-Sigismund (b. 1946) married Countess Nina zu Reventlow (b. 1954)
***** Isabelle-Alexandra Prinzessin von Preußen (b. 1969)
***** Prince Christian Ludwig of Prussia (b.1986)
***** Princess Irina of Prussia (born 4 Jul 1988)
**** Princess Xenia (b. 1949) married Per-Edvard Lithander (b. 1945)
*** Prince Hubertus (b. 1909) married Princess Magdalena Reuss of Köstritz (b. 1920)
**** Princess Anastasia Victoria Cecilia Hermine of Prussia (b. 1944) married Alois-Konstantin, 9th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (b. 1941)
***** Carl Friedrich Hubertus Georg Eduardo Paolo Nicolo Franz Alois Ignatius Hieronymus Maria (b. 1966); married Stephanie von Brenken,
****** Princess Augustina Sophia Carolina Dominique Anastasia Rosa Kiliana Margarethe Maria, (b. 1999)
****** Hereditary Prince Nicodemus Hieronymus Alois Georg Hubertus Mario Hugo Eusebius Maria, (b. 2001)
****** Prince Laurentius Christophorus Alois Georg Andreas Benedictus Carl Hubertus Fatima Maria, (b. 2006)
****** Princess Kiliane Olympia Anastasia Rosa Pilar Philippa Josefine Magdalena Maria, (b. 2008)
***** Hubertus Maximilian Gabriel Louis Franz Constantin Dominik Wunibald Maria (born 1968); married to Iris von Dornberg
***** Christina Maria Johanna Caroline Magdalene Osy Cecilie Hermine Isidora Victoria Anastasia (born 1974)
***** Dominik Wilhelm Christian Nikolaus Sturmius Antonius Charles Benedikt Felix Maria (born 1983); married to Olga zu Castell-Rüdenhausen
*** Prince Friedrich (b. 1911) married Lady Brigid Guinness (b. 1920) 
**** Prince Frederick Nicholas (born 3 May 1946) married non-dynastically, Hon. Victoria Lucinda Mancroft (born 7 March 1952, daughter of Stormont Mancroft, 2nd Baron Mancroft) on 27 February 1980 in London and has issue.
***** Beatrice von Preussen (born 10 February 1981)
***** Florence von Preussen (born 28 July 1983) married Hon. James Tollemache (son of Timothy Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache) on 10 May 2014, and has issue:
****** Sylvie Beatrice Selina Tollemache (born 2 March 2016)
***** Augusta Lily von Preussen (born 15 December 1986) married Caspar Helmore on 19 September 2015. They have one son:
****** Otto Frederick Charles Helmore (born 11 August 2018)
***** Frederick (Fritz)Nicholas Stormont von Preussen (born 11 June 1990)
**** Prince Andreas (born 14 November 1947) married non-dynastically, Alexandra Blahova (28 December 1947 - 8 September 2019) on 2 January 1979, and has issue:
***** Tatiana von Preussen (born 16 October 1980) married Philip Alan Womack (born in 1981) on 28 June 2014. They have three children:
****** Arthur Frederick Richard Womack (born 21 November 2015)
****** Xenia Alexandra Selena Womack (born 29 August 2020)
****** Amalia Maria Brigid Womack (born 29 August 2020)
***** Frederick Alexander von Preussen (born 15 November 1984) married Antalya Nall-Cain (born 3 November 1987) on 27 September 2020.
**** Princess Victoria Marina (born 22 February 1952) married Philippe Alphonse Achache (born 25 March 1945) on 3 May 1976, and has issue:
***** George Jean Achache (born 8 June 1980)
***** Francis Maximilian Frederick Achache (born 30 April 1982)
**** Prince Rupert (born 28 April 1955) married non-dynastically, Ziba Rastegar-Javaheri (born 12 December 1954, into a family of wealthy Iranian industrialists) on 5 January 1982 in London, and has issue:
***** Brigid von Preussen (born 24 December 1983)
***** Astrid von Preussen (born 16 April 1985)
**** Princess Antonia (b. 1955) married Charles Wellesley (b. 1945)
*****Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington (b. 1978) married Jemma Madeleine Wellesley, Countess of Mornington (b. 1974)
******Lady Mae Madeleine Wellesley (b. 2010)
******Arthur Darcy Wellesley, Viscount Wellesley (b. 2010)
******The Hon. Alfred Wellesley (b. 2014)
*****Lady Honor Wellesley (b. 1979) married The Honourable Orlando Montagu
******Walter Montagu (b. 2005)
******Nancy Jemima Montagu (b. 2007)
*****Lady Mary Wellesley (b. 1986)
*****Lady Charlotte Wellesley (b. 1990) married Alejandro Santo Domingo (b. 1977)
*****Lord Frederick Wellesley (b. 1992)
*** Princess Alexandrine
*** Princess Cecilie
**Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia (b. 1883) married Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg (b. 1878)
=== Executive Branch ===
The German Empire is a federal semi-constitutional monarchy ruled by the German Kaiser (who is also King of Prussia). Although Germany has many political parties, its state policies remain rather authoritarian, and the Constitution of the Second German Reich has stood in place for 60 years. The Chancellor and Government are appointed by the Kaiser, but legislation needs to be approved by the Reichstag, a chamber elected proportionally by universal male suffrage, and the Bundesrat, consisting of representatives from each of the states, chosen by their state governments. While the Reichstag is far from a rubber-stamp institution, and has become increasingly vocal and assertive over the past thirty years, it is not yet strong enough that it can actually bring down a Government. The relative weakness of the Reichstag has meant that a wide range of political activist pressure groups have sprung up, attempting to push forward a range of economic, political and sectional causes.
=== Legislative Branch ===
The Legislative Branch is run by Puppet States who answer to the German Reichstag through regional Statthalters.
==== West Europe (Mittelwestland) ====
* Imperial State of France
* Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
* The Netherlands Kingdom
* Kingdom of Belgium
*Emirate of England
*Duchy of Wales
*Imperial State of Ireland
==== Northern Europe (Mittelasguard) ====
* Kingdom of Norway
* Kingdom of Sweden
* Kingdom of Finland
* Kingdom of Denmark
* Tsardom of Russian
*Polish Lithuanian Empire
Southern Europe (Mittelbalkans)
* Austro-Hungarian Empire
* Kingdom of Yugoslavia
* Kingdom of Romania
* Tsardom of Yugoslavia
* Tsardom of Bulgaria
==== Eastern Europe (Mittlelslavia) ====
* Kingdom of Ukraine
* Khanate of Crimea
* Grand Duchy of Belarus
Asia Minor (Mittleasia)
* Ottoman Sultanate
* Khanate of Kurdistan
* Grand Duchy of Georgia
* Duchy of Abkhazia
* Duchy of Armenia
Northern German Africa (Upper Mittleafrica)
* Sultanate of Wituland
* Kingdom of Bamum
* Kotoko Kingdom
* Kingdom of Rwanda
* Kingdom of Burundi
* Kingdom of Kongo
* Kingdom of Loango
* Maharajahnate of Morocco
Southern German Africa (Lower Mittleafrica)
* The Thembu Kingdom
* Kingdom of Maravi
* The Rozvi Empire
* Transvaal Republic
* Orange Free State
* Angoche Sultanate
* State of Goshen - Created as a State for Jews
* Natalia Republic - Created as a State for Gypsies
* Maharajahnate of Mpondweni
* The Rharhabe Kingdom
* The Ndebele Kingdom
* The Griqualand Republic
* The Kingdom of Swaziland
* The Kingdom of Lesotho
* The Zulu Kingdom
* The Zulu Kingdom
* Uukwambi Kingdom
* Uukwaluudhi Kingdom
* Uukwangali Kingdom
==== East Asia (Mittleosteasia) ====
* Kingdom of Bengale
Pacific Ocean (Mittleoceania)
* Kingdom of Tonga
* Kingdom of Fiji
* Kingdom of Rarotonga
* Aristocracy of Niue
== Military ==
=== Army ===
The Deutsches Heer (German Army) is the second-largest army in the world, behind the Soviet Union. However, it has been plagued by hastily-suppressed scandals in last few years, indicating that military doctrine and training have not kept pace with the swollen military budget and the fact they have taken charge of the governmenr. Generalfeldmarschall August von Mackensen, the current head of the Deutsches Heer, has been adamant in insisting that there is no need for large-scale reforms: But he is old, and things may soon change.
Most of Germany's ground forces are centralized in Europe, in line with a defense plan created in the late 1920s by Reichskanzler Alfred von Tirpitz. Flanders-Wallonia and the currently mothballed Ludendorff Line in Elsass-Lothringen form the basis of defense in the west, while the many Eastern European satellites act as buffer states against Russia in the east. The security of the colonies, save for strategic garrisons in Morocco, Bengle, the Pacific islands, and West Africa, are entrusted to private militias raised and maintained by Upper Mittleafrica, Lower Mittleafrica and Mittleociana.
=== Navy ===
The Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) is the largest and arguably the most powerful navy in the world. Despite this, it's supremacy compared to other contemporary navies is not of the same scale as that of the British Royal Navy before the Weltkrieg. Boasting the largest, albeit dated, battleship fleet in the world, the Kaiserliche Marine is also one of the few navies in the world to possess aircraft carriers. With bases around the world, the Kaiserliche Marine is the German Empire's main method of enforcing the German interests abroad and maintaining security among the vulnerable sea lanes that transport goods to and from the colonies. The Kaiserliche Marine is currently headed by Admiral Ludwig von Reuter.
=== Air Force ===
The Luftstreitkräfte (Air Defense Force) is headed by Helmuth Wilberg, the famous combat ace of the Weltkrieg. The largest air force in the world, the Luftstreitkräfte very much focuses on supporting army operations with a considerable fleet of tactical bombers. The force also maintains a presence abroad, most prominently at Tsingtau, where a large air contingent is located.
== Demographics ==
=== Religion ===
Generally, religious demographics of the early modern period hardly changed. Still, there were almost entirely Catholic areas (Lower and Upper Bavaria, northern Westphalia, Upper Silesia, etc.) and almost entirely Protestant areas (Schleswig-Holstein, Pomerania, Saxony, etc.). Confessional prejudices, especially towards mixed marriages, were still common. Bit by bit, through internal migration, religious blending was more and more common. In eastern territories, confession was almost uniquely perceived to be connected to one's ethnicity and the equation "Protestant = German, Catholic = Polish" was held to be valid. In areas affected by immigration in the Ruhr area and Westphalia, as well as in some large cities, religious landscape changed substantially. This was especially true in largely Catholic areas of Westphalia, which changed through Protestant immigration from the eastern provinces.
Politically, the confessional division of Germany had considerable consequences. In Catholic areas, the Centre Party had a big electorate. On the other hand, Social Democrats and Free Trade Unions usually received hardly any votes in the Catholic areas of the Ruhr. This began to change with the secularization arising in the last decades of the German Empire.
In Germany's overseas colonial empire, millions of subjects practiced various indigenous religions in addition to Christianity. Over two million Muslims also lived under German colonial rule, primarily in both Mittleafricas and Bengale.
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