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Sort of. The Rhine-based Holy Roman Empire controlled the germanic lands from the early middle ages until Napoleon. The 1871 empire was a partial revival after

Sort of. The Rhine-based Holy Roman Empire controlled the germanic lands from the early middle ages until Napoleon. The 1871 empire was a partial revival after a lapse of a few decades. <insert lots of handwaving>

ttepasse 2y ago
And in-between there was the German Confederation and the hope of the sadly unrealised Frankfurt Constitution.