Saturday, September 5, 2015

How did the power balance change betwee Austria and Prussia change after the Treaty of Olmutz?

The Treaty of Olmutz, also known as the Punctation of
Olmutz, resulted in the revival of the old German Confederation under the leadership of
Austria, and the abandonment by Prussia as the leader of the proposed but then defunct
Erfurt Union. Had the Erfurt Union come to fruition, Prussia would have been the
dominant German state; however with the collapse of the Union and the signing of the
Punctation, Austria became the leading German state. The treaty was considered a
complete capitulation by Prussia to Austria, so much so that the Treaty became known as
the "Humiliation of Olmutz." Needless to say, Austria's success was shortlived; Prussia
under Otto von Bismarck soon united the German states under Prussian leadership to the
exclusion of Austria.

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