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The Province of Westphalia was a province
Provinces of Prussia

The Provinces of Prussia constituted the main administrative divisions of Prussia. Following the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 and the Congress of Vienna in 1815 the various princely states in Germany gained their nominal sovereignty, but the reunification process that culminated in the creation of the German Empire in 1871, pr...
 of the Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia

The Kingdom of Prussia was a Germany monarchy from 1701 to 1918 and, from 1871, was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising almost two-thirds of the area of the empire....
 and the Free State of Prussia from 1815-1946.

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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....
 founded the Kingdom of Westphalia
Kingdom of Westphalia

The Kingdom of Westphalia was a historical state that existed from 1807-1813 in parts of present-day Germany. While formally independent, it was a vassal state of France, ruled by Napoleon I of France's brother J?r?me Bonaparte....
, was a client state
Client state

Client state is one of several terms used to describe the subordination of one state to a more powerful state in international affairs. It is the least specific of these terms and may be treated as a broad category which includes satellite state, puppet state, neo-colony, protectorate, vassal state and tributary state....
 of the First French Empire
First French Empire

The Empire of the French , also known as the Greater French Empire or First French Empire, but more commonly known as the Napoleonic Empire, was the empire of Napoleon I of France in France....
 from 1807-13. This state only shared the name with the historical region, containing mostly Hessian
Hesse

Hesse is a States of Germany of Germany with an area of 21,110 km? and just over six million inhabitants. The state capital is Wiesbaden. Hesse's largest city is nearby Frankfurt am Main....
 and Eastphalia
Eastphalia

Eastphalia is a historical region in northern Germany, encompassing the eastern part of the historic Duchy of Saxony, roughly demarcated by the rivers of Leine and Saale....
n regions and only a relatively small part of the region of Westphalia
Westphalia

Westphalia is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Bielefeld, Bochum, Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, M?nster, and Osnabr?ck and included in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony....
.

Although Prussia had long owned territory in Westphalia, King Frederick William III
Frederick William III of Prussia

Frederick William III was king of Kingdom of Prussia from 1797 to 1840....
 had preferred to incorporate the Kingdom of Saxony
Kingdom of Saxony

The Kingdom of Saxony , lasting between 1806 and 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through Germany....
 first.






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The Province of Westphalia was a province
Provinces of Prussia

The Provinces of Prussia constituted the main administrative divisions of Prussia. Following the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 and the Congress of Vienna in 1815 the various princely states in Germany gained their nominal sovereignty, but the reunification process that culminated in the creation of the German Empire in 1871, pr...
 of the Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia

The Kingdom of Prussia was a Germany monarchy from 1701 to 1918 and, from 1871, was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising almost two-thirds of the area of the empire....
 and the Free State of Prussia from 1815-1946.

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Napoleon Bonaparte
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....
 founded the Kingdom of Westphalia
Kingdom of Westphalia

The Kingdom of Westphalia was a historical state that existed from 1807-1813 in parts of present-day Germany. While formally independent, it was a vassal state of France, ruled by Napoleon I of France's brother J?r?me Bonaparte....
, was a client state
Client state

Client state is one of several terms used to describe the subordination of one state to a more powerful state in international affairs. It is the least specific of these terms and may be treated as a broad category which includes satellite state, puppet state, neo-colony, protectorate, vassal state and tributary state....
 of the First French Empire
First French Empire

The Empire of the French , also known as the Greater French Empire or First French Empire, but more commonly known as the Napoleonic Empire, was the empire of Napoleon I of France in France....
 from 1807-13. This state only shared the name with the historical region, containing mostly Hessian
Hesse

Hesse is a States of Germany of Germany with an area of 21,110 km? and just over six million inhabitants. The state capital is Wiesbaden. Hesse's largest city is nearby Frankfurt am Main....
 and Eastphalia
Eastphalia

Eastphalia is a historical region in northern Germany, encompassing the eastern part of the historic Duchy of Saxony, roughly demarcated by the rivers of Leine and Saale....
n regions and only a relatively small part of the region of Westphalia
Westphalia

Westphalia is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Bielefeld, Bochum, Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, M?nster, and Osnabr?ck and included in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony....
.

Although Prussia had long owned territory in Westphalia, King Frederick William III
Frederick William III of Prussia

Frederick William III was king of Kingdom of Prussia from 1797 to 1840....
 had preferred to incorporate the Kingdom of Saxony
Kingdom of Saxony

The Kingdom of Saxony , lasting between 1806 and 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through Germany....
 first. It was not until the Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna

The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815....
 in 1815 that the Province of Westphalia came into being. The province was formed from several different territories:
  • regions in Westphalia under Prussian rule since before 1800 (the Principality of Minden
    Bishopric of Minden

    The Bishopric of Minden was a Roman Catholic Church diocese and a state of the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Minden.The diocese was founded by Charlemagne in 803, after he had conquered the Saxons....
     and the counties of Mark, Ravensberg and Tecklenburg
    Tecklenburg

    native_name = Grafschaft Tecklenburg|conventional_long_name = County of Tecklenburg|common_name = Tecklenburg||continent = Europe...
    )
  • the Bishopric of Münster
    Bishopric of Münster

    The Bishopric of M?nster was an ecclesiastical principality in the Holy Roman Empire, located in the northern part of today's North Rhine-Westphalia and western Lower Saxony....
     and Bishopric of Paderborn
    Bishopric of Paderborn

    The Archdiocese of Paderborn is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany; its seat is Paderborn. It was a diocese from its foundation in 799 until 1802, and again from 1821 until 1930....
    , acquired by Prussia from 1802–03
  • the small county of Limburg, acquired in 1808
  • the Duchy of Westphalia
    Duchy of Westphalia

    The Duchy of Westphalia was a historic territory in the greater region of Westphalia, located in the east of modern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
    , placed under Prussian rule after the Congress of Vienna
    Congress of Vienna

    The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815....
    . The northernmost portions of the duchy, including the town of Osnabrück
    Osnabrück

    Osnabr?ck is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of M?nster, and some 100 km due west of Hannover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehengebirge and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest....
    , became parts of the states of Hanover
    Kingdom of Hanover

    The Kingdom of Hanover was established in October of 1814 by the Congress of Vienna, with the restoration of George III of the United Kingdom to his Hanoverian territories after the Napoleonic wars....
     and Oldenburg
    Oldenburg (state)

    Oldenburg is a historical state in today's Germany named for its capital, Oldenburg. Oldenburg existed from 1180 until 1918 as a county, duchy and grand duchy....
    .
  • the Sayn-Wittgenstein
    Sayn-Wittgenstein

    Sayn-Wittgenstein was a County of medi?val Germany, located in the Sauerland of eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. Sayn-Wittgenstein was created when Count Salentin of Sayn-Homburg married the heiress Countess Adelaide of County of Wittgenstein in 1345....
    er principalities of Hohenstein
    Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein

    Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein was a county between Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt and Westphalia. It was formed by the 1657 partition of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein and raised from a county to principality in 1801....
     and Berleburg
    Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

    Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was a county located in Siegen-Wittgenstein, Germany . Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was a partition of Sayn-Wittgenstein....
    , along with the principality of Nassau-Siegen (in 1817)


In 1816, the district of Essen
Essen

Essen is a city in the center of the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Located on the Ruhr River, its population of approximately 579,000 makes it the 7th- or 8th-largest-city in Germany....
 was transferred to the Rhine Province
Rhine Province

The Rhine Province , also known as Rhenish Prussia and the Rhineland , was a Provinces of Prussia of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1822-1946....
.

Economy

1907 18 % agriculture 59 % industry 11 % trade

After World War II

After the end of World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, the province was merged with the northern half of the Rhine Province to form the German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 state
States of Germany

Germany is a federation consisting of sixteen states, known in German language as L?nder . Since Land is the literal German word for "country", the term Bundesl?nder is commonly used colloquially, as it is more specific, though technically incorrect within the corpus of German law....
 of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine - Westphalia is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the largest States of Germany of Germany. North Rhine - Westphalia has over 18 million inhabitants, contributes about 22% of Germany's gross domestic product and comprises a land area of 34,083 km? ....
 in 1946, with the addition of the former state of Lippe
Lippe

This article is about the district Lippe. For the like-named river see Lippe River. For the historic country see Principality of LippeLippe is a Kreis in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
 in 1947.

Maps

Provinz Westfalen 1905