Define unification of germany?

1.Ths frankfurt parliament- The frankfurt parliament tries its best for the unification of germany under the leadership of king william 4th of Prussia but it failed.. 2.Unification under the leadership of prussia- Prussia took on the leadership of the movement of National unification. Its chief minister otto von brismark carried out the movement for unification with the help of army and bureaucracy . 3. Role of brismark - Brismarck was one of the greatest sons of Prussia who accomplished the supreme task of unification of germany. He convinced that this unification could be achieved only by the princes not by the people. He wanted to achieve his aim by not merging prussia into germany but he wanted expanding prussia into germany. 4. Three wars - Brismarcks object of unifying Germany was accomplished by three wars fought during a brief period of 7 years . 5. Final unification - The above wars ended in prussian victory and helped in completing this process. On january 18,1871 in the royal palace of versailles the king of prussian was crowned as the german empire.