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German Federal Act

1815 · 19th century · Also known as Bundesakte, Federal Act of the German Confederation

The German Federal Act of 8 June 1815 was the founding treaty of the German Confederation, agreed at the Congress of Vienna and incorporated into its Final Act. It united some thirty-nine sovereign states and free cities in a league with a permanent Federal Assembly in Frankfurt under Austrian presidency, and its Article 13 promised every member state an assembly of estates.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). German Federal Act. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/german-federal-act
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