{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Treaty of Prague (1866) – Part 3: What the treaty decreed—and what it left unresolved","description":"The ink is dry, and the Treaty of Prague stands as the official end to a war—but peace on paper is never so simple. Every clause, every omission, carries consequences for the future. What did the negotiators agree on, and what did they leave for history to decide?\r\n\r\nThe treaty’s first, and most seismic, term: the German Confederation is no more. Austria’s centuries-old dominance over the German states ends in an instant. In its place, the North German Confederation rises, a new political order led by Prussia and excluding Austria. Twenty-two northern states join this confederation, with Wilhelm the First as president and Bismarck as chancellor. The southern German states, like Bavaria and Württemberg, remain technically independent, but Prussia’s influence grows.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thetreatyarchive.com/treaty/treaty-of-prague-1866","author_name":"The Archive Network"}