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States and territories disestablished in 1918
- Kingdom of PrussiaFrederick III of Brandenburg crowned himself king in 1701 by finding a loophole.
- Kingdom of SerbiaThe Kingdom of Serbia lasted only thirty-six years, from 1882 to 1918. It fought four wars and doubled its population.
- Kingdom of WürttembergWürttemberg sent 16,000 soldiers into Russia with Napoleon in 1812, and only a few hundred came home.
- Austria-HungaryIn 1867, Emperor Franz Joseph signed laws creating the Dual Monarchy of Austria and Hungary. It lasted until 1918.
- German EmpireThe German Empire was proclaimed inside the Palace of Versailles. Paris was still under siege on that day in 1871.
- Habsburg monarchyThe Habsburg monarchy began with a single castle in present-day Switzerland. Its builder was Radbot of Klettgau.
- Archduchy of AustriaDuke Rudolf IV of Austria forged a document in 1358 to win higher rank. Emperor Charles IV called it a fraud.
- Kingdom of HungaryThe Kingdom of Hungary began with a crown placed on Stephen I at Esztergom on Christmas Day 1000. It lasted until 1946.
- Russian RepublicAlexander Kerensky and Alexander Zarudny signed a decree on the 1st of September 1917 founding the Russian Republic.
- German colonial empireOtto von Bismarck said "I am no man for colonies," then built a huge empire.