Franco-German War, also called Franco-Prussian War, (July 19, 1870–May 10, 1871), war in which a coalition of German states led by Prussia defeated France. The war marked the end of French hegemony in continental Europe and resulted in the creation of a unified Germany.The Franco-Prussian war led to the unification of most of Germany with the exclusion of Austria, and because of Napoleon's abdication, the Papal States were absorbed into the Kingdom of Italy, thus leading to both a German unification and an Italian unification.
