I have gained a much larger group for us and we're moving there.

http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/groups/Kaisertum_von_Osterreich

Signed,
Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria and all her dominions

In light of recent French boldness which i see as a prelude to a French war. We shall start it for them. As of today a state of war exist between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of France.

Signed,
Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria and all her dominions

http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=719081716
http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=736657345

40 years years ago Maria Theresa became the first Empress of Austria. Lets us celebrate all that we have achieved in that time and all we hope to achive. Gott erhalte Gott beschütze Kaisertum von Österreich!

Signed,
Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria and all her dominions

http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=719081716
http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=736657345

Long has the HRE been largely pointless i seek to change with a new German Confederation.

http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=732879275

The overly complex borders are no more.

Bavaria, Wurttemberg, Hannover, Holstein and Saxony will be rised to Kingdoms.

Baden, Oldenburg, Hesse-Kassel and Nassau are rised to Grand-Duchies

New states created Rhineland, Westphila, Darmstadt, Cologne-Cleves-Berg and Thuringa

Treaty of Frankfurt
A new German Confederation is created with Parliament in Frankfurt. All members are in defensive alliance, All member with a common currency the ReichsThaler.

Annexation of a member is an act of war
Invasion of a member is an act of war

Westphalia will a Habsburg ruler, Rhineland will a Hohenzollern, the Archbishop of Cologne will be ruler of Cologne-Cleves-Berg, Darmstadt will have a Hessan ruler, Thuringa will also have a Habsburg ruler.

Empires,
Austria

Kingdoms,
Prussia
Saxony
Bavaria
Hannover
Wurttemberg
Holstein

Grand-Duchies
Oldenburg
Thuringa
Hesse-Kassel
Westphalia
Baden
Nassau
Darmstadt

Signed,
Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria and all her dominions

Ever since the July Proclaimation a sense of unity has spread thought out the Empire, Newspapers report Habsburg flags being seen on every building. People are proud to be under a Habsburg Emperor.

Signed,
Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria and all her dominions.