German Diaspora: Emigration during the mid-19th Century

Date: 1807 to 1870
Location: The World

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The German diaspora describes German speakers who emigrated from central Europe. This Wikipedia article describes the "German" term as a sociolinguistic group as opposed to the national one. "the Alsatians and Hessians were simply called Germans once they set foot in their new homelands."

The following table is primarily based on the member states of the German Confederation (German: Deutscher Bund) between 1815 and 1866. It shows the migration categories that have been identified in Wikitree (December 2021)(Last update 13 October 2023).

Sovereign State	To Africa	To Europe	To Oceania	To North America	To South America
Anhalt-Bernburg (1603 - 1863) Herzogtum Anhalt-Bernburg
Anhalt-Dessau (1603 - 1863 ) Fürstentum (Herzogtum) Anhalt-Dessau
Anhalt-Köthen (1603 - 1853) Fürstentum (Herzogtum) Anhalt-Köthen
Austrian Empire (1804 - 1867) Kaisertum Österreich	Bohemia to South Africa	Bohemia to the Netherlands Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria to Denmark	Bohemia to Australia Bohemia to New Zealand Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria to Australia	Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria to Canada Austria to USA Bohemia to USA Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria to USA Kingdom of Hungary to Canada Kingdom of Hungary to USA Moravia to USA Slovakia to USA
Baden (1806 - 1918 ) Großherzogtum Baden		Grand Duchy of Baden to England Grand Duchy of Baden to Scotland	Grand Duchy of Baden to Australia	Grand Duchy of Baden to Canada Grand Duchy of Baden to USA
Bavaria (1805 - 1918) Königreich Bayern			Kingdom of Bavaria to Australia Kingdom of Bavaria to New Zealand	KIngdom of Bavaria to USA
Bremen (1806 - present ) Freie Hansestadt Bremen				Bremen to USA
Brunswick (1815 - 1918 ) Herzogtum Braunschweig			Duchy of Brunswick to Australia	Duchy of Brunswick to USA
Frankfurt (1816 - 1866) Freie Stadt Frankfurt
Hamburg (1806 - present) Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg			Hamburg to Australia
Hanover (1814 - 1866 ) Königreich Hannover	Kingdom of Hanover to Angola Kingdom of Hanover to South Africa	Kingdom of Hanover to Denmark Kingdom of Hanover to Russian Empire Kingdom of Hanover to the Netherlands	Kingdom of Hanover to Australia	Kingdom of Hanover to Canada Kingdom of Hanover to Mexico Kingdom of Hanover to USA	Kingdom of Hanover to Argentina Kingdom of Hanover to Brazil Kingdom of Hanover to Colombia Kingdom of Hanover to Suriname
Hesse (Electorate) (1803- 1807 1814-1866) Kurfürstentum Hessen
Hesse (Grand Duchy) ( 1806 - 1918) Großherzogtum Hessen und bei Rhein		Grand_Duchy_of_Hesse to the Netherlands Grand_Duchy_of_Hesse to Russian Empire Grand_Duchy_of_Hesse to Sweden	Grand Duchy of Hesse to Australia Grand Duchy of Hesse to New Zealand	Grand Duchy of Hesse to USA
Hesse-Homburg (1622 - 1866 ) Landgrafschaft Hessen-Homburg
Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1576 - 1850) Hohenzollern-Hechingen
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1576 - 1850) Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen			Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen to Australia	Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen to USA
Holstein (1474 - 1864) Herzogtum Holstein
Holstein-Oldenburg (1815 - 1918) Großherzogtum Oldenburg				Grand Duchy of Oldenburg to USA
Liechtenstein (1719 - 1866) Fürstentum Liechtenstein
Lippe (1123 - 1918 ) Fürstentum Lippe				Lippe to USA
Luxembourg (1815 - present) Großherzogtum Luxemburg				Luxemburg to USA
Lübeck (1226–1811 1815–1937 ) Freie und Hansestadt Lübeck			Free City of Lübeck to Australia
Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1379 - 1918) Herzogtum (Großherzogtum) Mecklenburg-Schwerin			Mecklenburg-Schwerin to Australia Mecklenburg-Schwerin to New Zealand	Mecklenburg-Schwerin to USA
Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1701-1918) Herzogtum (Großherzogtum) Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Nassau (1806 - 1866 ) Herzogtum Nassau			Duchy of Nassau to Australia	Duchy of Nassau to USA
Prussia (1701 - 1918) Königreich Preußen		Prussia to England Prussia to Ireland Prussia to Russian Empire Prussia to Sweden Prussia to the Netherlands Prussia to Wales	Prussia to Australia Prussia to New Zealand	Prussia to Canada Prussia to USA
Reuss, elder line (1848 - 1918 ) Fürstentum Reuß älterer Linie
Reuss, junior line (1806 - 1918) Fürstentum Reuß-Gera
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1826-1918) Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha				Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to USA
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1735 - 1826) Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld
Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1618 - 1826) Herzogtum Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg				Saxe-Altenburg to USA
Saxe-Hildburghausen (1618 - 1826) Herzogtum Sachsen-Hildburghausen
Saxe-Lauenburg (1296–1803 1814–1876 ) Herzogtum Sachsen-Lauenburg
Saxe-Meiningen (1680 - 1918) Herzogtum Sachsen-Meiningen				Saxe-Meiningen to USA
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1809 - 1903 ) Herzogtum Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach				Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach to USA
Saxony (1806 - 1918) Königreich Sachsen			Kingdom of Saxony to Australia	Kingdom of Saxony to USA
Schaumburg-Lippe (1647 - 1918) Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Schaumburg-Lippe
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1599 - 1918) Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1599 - 1918) Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Schwarzburg-Sondershausen				Schwarzburg-Sondershausen to USA
Waldeck and Pyrmont (1180 - 1918) Fürstentum Waldeck und Pyrmont
Württemberg (1805 - 1918) Königreich Württemberg		Württemberg to England Württemberg to the Netherlands Württemberg to Russian_Empire	Württemberg to Australia	Württemberg to Canada Württemberg to USA

Links to Wikitree Pages

Space:German_territorial_structure:_1815_-_1866

Category:Former_Countries_in_Europe

Category:Germany,_Emigrants
- Space:Sorbs_/_Wends_of_Lusatia

Category:Austria
- Category:Austria,_Emigrants

Category:Luxembourg_(en)

Acknowledgement

This table is a useful tool. The first example was found on: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Italian_Roots_Diaspora

How can I make a free-space profile use the full page width? Dec 21, 2021.

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Cristina Corbellani

Nice! Congratulations! If you add an Africa column, I could add my ancestor https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Defin-37 who is also a Southafrica notable. I have other relatives that emigrated from Austria to Argentina, but just pre-WWII.

posted Dec 22, 2021 by Cristina Corbellani

Steve Thomas

Thank you. My very first versions had columns for Africa and Asia. The whole table got too cramped in the limited space. I'm trying to find a way to use the full width of the page.

Your ancestor is worth adding. I'll temporarily drop the South America column to add Africa.

posted Dec 22, 2021 by Steve Thomas
edited Dec 22, 2021 by Steve Thomas