Pre-human ancestors, who were present in Germany over 11 million years ago, are theorized to be among the earliest ones to walk on two legs. The discovery of the Homo heidelbergensis mandible in 1907 affirms archaic human

Frankish Empire
The Western Roman Empire fell in 476 with the deposition of Romulus Augustus by the Germanic foederati leader Odoacer, who became the first King of Italy. Afterwards, the Franks, like other post-Roman Western

See List of states in the Holy Roman Empire for subdivisions and the political structure
Social changes

Overview
In 1815, continental Europe was in a state of overall turbulence and exhaustion, as a consequence of the French Revolutionary and

Early migrations, the Suebi and the Roman Republic
The ethnogenesis of the Germanic tribes remains debated. However, for author Averil Cameron "it

Rise of Prussia
Frederick William, ruler of Brandenburg-Prussia since 1640 and later called the Great

Overview
Chancellor Otto von Bismarck determined the political course of the German Empire until 1890. He fostered