On January 18, 1871 Germany was unified with Wilhelm I as its first kaiser & this man as its chancellor
Weeks' War against Austria in 1866, the King, despite their frequent 
disagreements,... [DOC] [TLE] 1871 Proclamation of the German Empire - Palace of Versailles [PAR] On 19 September, it besieged Paris and the first Prussian troops arrived in ... 
Bismarck, its Chancellor, attempted to federate the other German states ...