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Prussia

(Encyclopedia) PrussiaPrussiaprŭshˈə [key], Ger. Preussen, former state, the largest and most important of the German states. Berlin was the capital. The chief member of the German Empire (1871–1918…

Switzerland

(Encyclopedia) CE5 SwitzerlandSwitzerlandswĭtˈsərlənd [key], Fr. Suisse, Ger. Schweiz, Ital. Svizzera, officially Swiss Confederation, federal republic (2015 est. pop. 8,320,000), 15,941 sq mi (41…

Holy Roman Empire

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Holy Roman Empire (c.1100) CE5 Holy Roman Empire, designation for the political entity that originated at the coronation as emperor (962) of the German king Otto I and…

Reformation

(Encyclopedia) Reformation, religious revolution that took place in Western Europe in the 16th cent. It arose from objections to doctrines and practices in the medieval church (see Roman Catholic…

Sweden

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Sweden, Swed. Sverige, officially Kingdom of Sweden, constitutional monarchy (2015 est. pop. 9,764,000), 173,648 sq mi (449,750 sq km), N Europe, occupying the eastern part of…

Austria

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Austria Austria ôˈstrēə [key], Ger. Österreich [eastern march], officially Republic of Austria, federal republic (2020 est. pop. 8,917,000), 32,374 sq…

Germany

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Germany Germany jûrˈmənē [key], Ger. Deutschland, officially Federal Republic of…