Historedia
Group or institution

German Empire

Events
3
Episodes
6
Years
1873–1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name German Empire, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. German troops leave France after indemnity payment

    1873

    Role: Occupying Power

    1. September 1873 · Northern FranceIndemnity Payment and Withdrawal

      France completed the five-billion-franc indemnity payment, triggering the withdrawal of German occupation troops from northern France in September 1873.

  2. Law establishing the Kiel Canal is adopted in the German Empire

    1886

    Role: Legislative Authority

    1. 1886 · German EmpireLaw Establishing the Kiel Canal Adopted

      The German Empire adopted the law establishing the Kiel Canal in 1886, formalizing the project to link the North Sea and Baltic Sea.

  3. Spain sells the Mariana Islands (minus Guam) to Germany, 1899

    1899

    Role: Purchasing State

    1. 1899 · Northern Mariana IslandsTransfer of the Northern Marianas

      The Northern Mariana Islands were transferred to Germany for 837,500 gold marks, becoming part of German New Guinea.

    2. 12 February 1899 · SpainSigning of the German-Spanish Treaty

      Spanish Prime Minister Francisco Silvela signed the treaty on 12 February 1899, agreeing to sell remaining Pacific possessions to Germany.

    3. June 1899 · SpainSpanish Legal Authorization

      Spanish legal decrees and laws in June 1899 authorized the government to cede the Pacific islands to Germany.

    4. 1 July 1899 · SpainExecution of the Cession Treaty

      The treaty ceding the archipelagos to Germany was executed on 1 July 1899.

Sources

  1. Treaty of Frankfurt (1871) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-08
  2. Kiel Canal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-30
  3. German–Spanish Treaty (1899) Wikipedia