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Events on Thursday 14 June 1866 1
1866Austro-Prussian WarSeven Weeks' War between Prussia and AustriaPrussia went to war with Austria over dominance of the German Confederation, drawing in most other German states on either side. Prussia's rapid victory, sealed at Königgrätz, ended Austrian influence in German affairs and cleared the way for Prussian-led unification.