Inhalt. 
I. Chronik der wichtigsten Ereignisse im europ. Staaten-                                                                                                      Seite 
systeme im Jahre 1872 .                                                                                                                                                                          3 
II. Das deutsche Reich und die Österreichisch Ungarische 
Monarchie. 
I. Das deutsche Reich und seine einzelnen Glieder . .                                                                                                            35 
II. Österreichisch-Ungarische Monarchie . . . .                                                                                                                             250 
III. Außerdeutsche Staaten.  
1. Portugal . . . .                                                                                                                                                                                   299 
2. Spanien . .  .  .                                                                                                                                                                                         301 
3. England . . . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                                   325 
4. Frankreich . . . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                               353 
5. Italien . . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                                           443 
Die päpstliche Curie . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                         452 
6. Die Schweiz . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                                   466 
7. Belgien . .  . . . .                                                                                                                                                                           492 
8. Holland . . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                                        496 
9. Dänemark . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                                       503 
10. Schweden und Norwegen . . . . .                                                                                                                                          506 
11. Russland. . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                                      512 
12. Die ottomannische Pforte. . . . . .                                                                                                                                         518 
13. Griechenland . . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                            523 
IV. Außereuropäische Staaten. 
Vereinigte Staaten von Nordamerika . . .                                                                                                                                     527 
Übersicht der Ereignisse des Jahres 1872 . . .                                                                                                                          534 
Register . . . . . . .                                                                                                                                                                              625