The princes of the German states wanted to keep their sovereignty, therefore the German Confederation was created as a loose confederation of independent monarchist states, but included four free cities as well.
Para pangeran negara-negara Jerman menginginkan kedaulatan mereka, sehingga Konfederasi Jerman dibuat sebagai konfederasi rendah dari negara-negara monarki merdeka, namun juga meliputi empat kota bebas.