Timeline Wednesday 18 January 1871

Events on Wednesday 18 January 1871 4

• 1871 German Empire proclaimed Unification of Germany The German Empire was proclaimed in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles after Prussia defeated France in the Franco-Prussian War.
• 1871 Proclamation of the German Empire Founding of the Second Reich The formal unification of German states following the Franco-Prussian War, held at the Palace of Versailles.
• 1871 Proclamation of the German Empire German states unify under Prussian leadership In the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, King Wilhelm I of Prussia was proclaimed German Emperor, uniting the German states into a single empire. The ceremony took place while Prussian forces still besieged Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. Otto von Bismarck became the new empire's first chancellor.
• 1871 – 1888 Wilhelm I First German Emperor King Wilhelm I of Prussia became the first German Emperor after the unification of Germany in 1871.