Otto von Bismarck initiated a war with Austria to unite German states under Prussian authority.
Otto von Bismarck, the Prussian chancellor, deliberately started a war with Austria in 1866 and used his victory to unite German states under Prussian authority. Bismarck orchestrated the unification through a series of strategic wars and alliances that ultimately led to the creation of the German Empire in 1871 under King Wilhelm I.
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