Comments by "Rick2010100" (@Rick2010100) on "How Prussia Ended The French Empire: Franco-Prussian War | Animated History" video.
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"Moltke the elder", as there was also a younger who later played a larger role in WW1. I also think that Napoleon III was no Emperor, as by definition a Emperor rules over his loyal Kings. This means Kingdoms are subject to a Emperor and without no subordinated Kingdoms no Empire. Wilhelm I became Emperor as the Kingdoms of Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Württemberg, accepted him as Kaiser + 6 Grand duchy, 5 duchy, 7 principalities, as also 4 large autonomous free cities.
The Zsar was eg no Emperor, as he just ruled above principalities and no crowned heads. As eg Victoria of Britain (daughter of Queen Victoria) who was married to Frederick III of Prussia became Empress, she said that she does not want to make a curtsey to her higher ranking daughter and her eldest son promoted some Indian Maharajas to local Kings in their Indian colony - so she became also a Empress. But this is a faked, as a real King has to be Christian and the coronation can only be done by a high ranking Christian Bishop or Cardinal. Emperors of the 1st German Empire had eg to be crowned by the Pope in Rome. The Pope therfore also made some obligations to the coronation - like crussades, etc..
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