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Prussia signed the Punctation of Olmutz under Austrian pressure, abandoning its
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Punctation of Olmütz: Prussia Surrenders to Austria

Prussia signed the Punctation of Olmutz under Austrian pressure, abandoning its attempt to unify the German states under Prussian leadership and accepting Austrian dominance of the German Confederation. The diplomatic humiliation, viewed as a national disgrace in Berlin, fueled Prussian resentment that Bismarck would channel into the wars of unification fifteen years later.

November 29, 1850

176 years ago

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