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March 17th, 2010The Confederation of the Rhine was born from the ashes of the Holy Roman Empire. Franz II was the last Holy Roman Emperor and he was forced by Napoleon to surrender his title and dissolve the Holy Roman Empire after his defeat at the Battle of Austerlitz fought out between France on one side and Austria and Russia on the other. He then reigned as Franz I of Austria. On 12 July 1806 the Treaty of the Confederation of the Rhine was signed and 16 states, former members of the Holy Roman Empire (HRE), left the HRE and joined in the Confederation.
As the HRE broke up, the remaining states joined the Confederation with the exception of Austria, Prussia, Danish Holstein and Swedish Pomerania. The French annexed the Principality of Erfurt and some territory on the west bank of the Rhine.
The states that made up the Confederation of the Rhine are listed below, split between the College of Kings and the College of Princes. When the confederation was formed, Napoleon was its protector and he granted higher titles to the German rules who joined – higher then the had been before. So, for example, the Duke (herzog) of Bavaria was raised to the title of King of Bavaria – so Bavaria became a kingdom. The list is split – first are the members of the College of the Kings followed by those members of the College of the Princes.
| The College of Kings | ||
| Nation | Title | Notes |
| Baden | Grand Duchy of Baden | 8,000 troops committed |
| Bavaria | Kingdom of Bavaria | 30,000 troops committed |
| Berg | Grand Duchy of Berg | Berg was eventually absorbed by Cleves, 5,000 troops committed |
| Hesse | Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt | 4,000 troops committed |
| Regensburg | Principality of Regensburg | after 1810 became the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt |
| Saxony | Kingdom of Saxony | 20,000 troops committed |
| Westphalia | Kingdom of Westphalia | Westphalia was created by Napoleon. 25,000 troops committed |
| Württemberg | Kingdom of Württemberg | 12,000 troops committed |
| Würzburg | Grand Duchy of Würzburg | This was created by Napoleon. 2,000 troops committed |
| The College of Princes | ||
| Anhalt-Bernburg | Duchy of Anhalt-Bernburg | 700 troops committed |
| Anhalt-Dessau | Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau | 700 troops committed |
| Anhalt-Köthen | Duchy of Anhalt-Köthen | 700 troops committed |
| Arenburg | Duchy of Arenberg | The duchy was mediatised in 1810. 4,000 troops committed to the Confederation. Arenberg had a few different ways of being spelled – Aremberg was the most common variation |
| Hohenzollern-Hechingen | Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen | 4,000 troops committed |
| Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | 4,000 troops committed |
| Isenburg | Principality of Isenburg-Birstein | 4,000 troops committed |
| Leyen | Principality of Leyen | 4,000 troops committed |
| Liechtenstein | Principality of Liechtenstein | 4,000 troops committed |
| Lippe | Principality of Lippe-Detmold | 650 troops committed |
| Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1,900 troops committed |
| Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 400 troops committed |
| Nassau | Duchy of Nassa (Usingen and Weilburg) | Nassau-Usingen and Nassau-Weilburg conmbined to firm this duchy and committed 4,000 troops each |
| Oldenburg | Duchy of Oldenburg | The duchy was annexed by France in December 1810. There contribution was 800 troops |
| Reuss-Ebersdorf | Principality of Reuss-Ebersdorf | 400 troops committed |
| Reuss-Greiz | Principality of Reuss-Greiz | 400 troops committed |
| Reuss-Lobenstein | Principality of Reuss-Lobenstein | 400 troops committed |
| Reuss-Schleiz | Principality of Reuss-Schleiz | 400 troops committed |
| Salm | Principality of Salm | The two duchies of Salm-Salm and Salm-Kyrburg formed the principality of Salm. They were annexed by France in December 1810. They committed 4,000 troops. |
| Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | Duchy of Saxe-Coburg | A total of 2,000 troops were committed by these Saxe duchies together. |
| Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | Duchy of Saxe-Gotha | |
| Saxe-Hildburghausen | Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen | |
| Saxe-Meiningen | Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen | |
| Saxe-Weimar | Duchy of Saxe-Weimar | |
| Schaumburg | Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe | 650 troops committed |
| Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | 650 troops committed |
| Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | 650 troops committed |
| Waldeck | Principality of Waldeck | 400 troops committed |
Thus the Confederation of the Rhine committed just under 150,000 troops to the cause of Napoleon.
This then is the fishing ground for my forces from the Confederation of the Rhine.
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