Kaiserreich is a German term for an
empire
An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...
, i.e. a state ruled by an emperor. It was the official name of the
German Empire
The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary ...
(''Deutsches Kaiserreich'', 1871–1918).
Kaiserreich may also refer to:
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Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a Polity, political entity in Western Europe, Western, Central Europe, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, dissolution i ...
(''Heiliges Römisches Reich'', 800/962–1806)
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Austrian Empire
The Austrian Empire (german: link=no, Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling , ) was a Central-Eastern European multinational great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs. During its existence, ...
(''Kaisertum Österreich'', 1804–1867)
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Austro-Hungarian Empire
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
(''Kaiserliche und königliche Monarchie Österreich-Ungarn'', 1867–1918)
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Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg'', an alternative history mod for the computer games
''Darkest Hour'' and ''
Hearts of Iron IV
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