1600 - 1900 Germany By rjhoward16 May 2, 1648 Peace of Westphalia May 2, 1740 War of Austrian Succession May 2, 1740 Maria Theresa rule begins May 2, 1740 Frederick the Great rule begins May 2, 1780 Joseph II's rule May 2, 1791 Declaration of Pillnitz May 2, 1792 Partition of Poland May 2, 1814 Congress of Vienna May 2, 1815 Burschenscaften created May 2, 1819 Carlsbad decrees May 2, 1834 Zollverein May 2, 1848 Frankfurt Assembly May 2, 1862 Bismarck delivers "Iron and Blood" speech May 2, 1862 Bismarck made chancellor May 2, 1867 Augsleich May 2, 1871 German unification complete May 2, 1871 William I crowned kaiser May 2, 1871 Bismarck's Kulturkampf May 2, 1878 Congress of Berlin