jan 1, 1866 - Having gained the timid respect of a liberal parliament through a forceful personality and determination to increase Prussia's prestige abroad, Count Otto von Bismarck of Prussia fights a war with Austria to humiliate the weaker German power. He does so in just six weeks, granting generous peace terms as a method by which to make unification easier in the long run
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