The Treaty of Prague: Aug. 1866

• German unification


  1. Four previously independent German states, Hesse-Cassel, Frankfurt, Nassau & Hanover, were permanently annexed by Prussia

  2. Beyond Holstein, Bismarck insisted no Austrian territory was annexed by Prussia

  3. Austria paid reparations to Prussia

  4. Austria lost Venice to Italy

  5. Austria was excluded from the North German Confederation
• Lenient peace terms


  Reduced Austrian animosity towards Prussia
• Reduced Austrian animosity towards Prussia


  Allowing eventually for the Dual Alliance (1879)
• France received no territory in the Rhineland as a reward for their neutrality