Another story worth mentioning here: The German Empire fell into the hands of the filthy protestant Prussians because Ludwig II was a weak king and susceptible to money.

Historically Germany had several kingdoms and empires. The Austrians got excluded in the Austro-Prussian War, the Kingdom of Saxony got silenced through military oppression. And Ludwig II could be bought off with Neuschwanstein. The empire fell into the hands of the Prussians.