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The Grand Duchy of Frankfurt was a German satellite state
Satellite state

Satellite state is a political term that refers to a country which is formally independent, but under heavy influence or control by another country....
 of Napoleonic creation. It came into existence in 1810 through the combination of the former territories of the Archbishops of Mainz
Archbishopric of Mainz

The Archbishopric of Mainz or Electorate of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire between 780?82 and 1802....
 along with the Imperial city of Frankfurt
Free City of Frankfurt

For almost five centuries, the German city of Frankfurt am Main was a city-state within two major Germanic states:*The Holy Roman Empire as the Free Imperial City of Frankfurt ...
 itself.

Frankfurt lost its status as an imperial free city in 1806 with the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor....
. The city was granted to the previous Archbishop of Mainz, Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg

Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg was Archbishopric of Mainz, Prince-Elector#High Offices of the Holy Roman Empire, Principality of Regensburg, primate of the Confederation of the Rhine and Grand Duchy of Frankfurt....
, and became the Principality of Frankfurt.






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The Grand Duchy of Frankfurt was a German satellite state
Satellite state

Satellite state is a political term that refers to a country which is formally independent, but under heavy influence or control by another country....
 of Napoleonic creation. It came into existence in 1810 through the combination of the former territories of the Archbishops of Mainz
Archbishopric of Mainz

The Archbishopric of Mainz or Electorate of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire between 780?82 and 1802....
 along with the Imperial city of Frankfurt
Free City of Frankfurt

For almost five centuries, the German city of Frankfurt am Main was a city-state within two major Germanic states:*The Holy Roman Empire as the Free Imperial City of Frankfurt ...
 itself.

Frankfurt lost its status as an imperial free city in 1806 with the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor....
. The city was granted to the previous Archbishop of Mainz, Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg

Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg was Archbishopric of Mainz, Prince-Elector#High Offices of the Holy Roman Empire, Principality of Regensburg, primate of the Confederation of the Rhine and Grand Duchy of Frankfurt....
, and became the Principality of Frankfurt. When Dalberg was forced to relinquish his Principality of Regensburg to the Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Bavaria

The Kingdom of Bavaria was a Germany state that existed from 1806–1918. Elector Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806....
 in 1810, he combined his remaining territories of Aschaffenburg
Principality of Aschaffenburg

The Principality of Aschaffenburg was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire and the Confederation of the Rhine from 1803–10. Its capital was Aschaffenburg....
, Wetzlar, Fulda
Fulda

Fulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the Fulda River and is the administrative seat of the Fulda ....
, Hanau, and Frankfurt into the new Grand Duchy of Frankfurt.

Although the grand duchy was named after the city of Frankfurt, Dalberg resided in the city of Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg

Aschaffenburg is a large town in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not considered part of the district of Aschaffenburg , but is the administrative seat....
. However, the territory was actually ruled by French commissioners. By the constitution of the grand duchy, upon Dalberg's death, the state would be inherited by Napoleon
Napoleon I of France

Napoleon Bonaparte later known as Emperor Napoleon I, was a military and political leader of France whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century....
's stepson, Eugene de Beauharnais
Eugène de Beauharnais

Eug?ne Rose de Beauharnais, Prince Fran?ais, Prince of Venice, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy , Hereditary Grand Duke of Frankfurt, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg and 1st Prince of Eichst?tt ad personam was the first child and only son of the future French emperor Napoleon's first wife, Josephine de Beauharnais and Alexandre, Vicomte de Bea...
.

Dalberg abdicated
Abdication

Abdication is the act of renouncing and resigning from a formal office, especially from the supreme office of state. In Roman law the term was also applied to the disowning of a family member, as the disinheriting of a son....
 in favour of Eugene on 26 October 1813, following Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Leipzig

The Battle of Leipzig or Battle of the Nations, fought on 16?19 October, 1813, was one of the most decisive defeats suffered by Napoleon Bonaparte....
. The grand duchy ceased to exist after December 1813, when the city was occupied by allied troops. While Frankfurt itself once again became a free city, most of the territory of the grand duchy was ultimately annexed by the Kingdom of Bavaria.

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