Following the union of these two Franconian lines in 1618, the Kingdom of Prussia was created in 1701, eventually leading to the unification of Germany and the creation of the German Empire in 1871.

Following the unification of Italy, Vatican City became the last surviving territory of the former Papal States.

Following the unification of Japan under the Tokugawa shogunate ( 17th century ), the ninja faded into obscurity, being replaced by the Oniwabanshū body of secret agents.

Following his fight with Vargas, Trinidad moved up in weight – this time to participate in Don King's middleweight unification tournament featuring IBF champion Bernard Hopkins, WBA champion William Joppy, and WBC champion Keith Holmes.

Following the Islamic prophet Muhammad's unification of the Arabian peninsula in 632, his successors, the Caliphs began a series of invasions of the Middle East, North Africa, Southern Europe, and South Asia.

Following the civil conflicts of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a more complete unification was attempted following the ratification of Parliament by Oliver Cromwell during the interregnum in 1654.

Following the unification of Italy in 1870-71, the new national army included a regiment designated as Guides-the 19th Cavalleggieri ( Light Horse ).

*: Following the unification of Italy under the lead of the Kingdom of Sardinia, King of Sardinia Victor Emmanuel II, member of the House of Savoy, hold the crown of the new kingdom in 1861.

Following the unification of open wheel racing in North America, Forsythe announced that he would not be moving on to race in the IRL-sanctioned IndyCar Series in 2008, leaving Tracy a free agent after the 2008 race at Long Beach.

Following the growing nationalistic tendency in Europe from the 18th century onwards, such as the Unification of Italy, Serbia-after first gaining its principality within the Ottoman Empire in 1817-experienced a popular desire for full unification with the Serbs of the remaining territories, mainly those living in neighbouring entities.

Following unification, Verdi was awarded a seat in the national parliament.

Following their unification, Belinus and Brennius merged their armies into one great one and invaded Gaul.

Following their unification, Belinus and Brennius merged their armies into one great one and invaded Gaul.

Following unification in 1990, Al-Eryani continued to serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs for the united Republic of Yemen until 1993, when he became Minister of Development briefly before returning to foreign affairs in 1994.

Following the unification with the North in 1990, he took up the position of vice-president in the transition government of unified Yemen.

Following the unification of the Canadian Forces in 1968, a number of changes occurred in the Army Cadet world:

Following the unification of Japan under Hideyoshi, Hideie joined the Korean campaigns, returning in 1598 to serve as one of Hideyoshi's five counselors, along with Maeda Toshiie, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Mōri Terumoto, and Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Following German unification and decimalization, the Groschen was replaced by the 10 Pfennig coin and Groschen remained a nickname for the 10 Pfennig coin until the introduction of the Euro.

Following the unification of Italy, in 1861, a reorganization of the internal subdivisions of the country ensued.

Following the unification process in 2005 between the main Kurdish parties and the formation of the Kurdistan Regional Government ( KRG ), elections were held.

Following his victory over Maskaev, Peter publicly challenged IBF, WBO and IBO champion Wladimir Klitschko to a unification bout, which would have been Klitschko's second such fight, as well as his second matchup with Peter ( the first ending with a unanimous decision victory for Klitschko ).

Following this unification, Camp Gagetown was renamed Canadian Forces Base Gagetown ( CFB Gagetown ).

Following debate in the House of Commons and further examination by the Defence Committee, the Bill was given third and final reading in April 1967, clearing the way for unification.

Following Italian unification Massimo Taparelli, marquis d ' Azeglio, one of Cavour's ministers, is said to have stated that having created Italy, all that remained was to create Italians ( a national identity ).

Following up the Rhine one comes to a town, Mattiacum, which must be at the border of the Roman Germany ( vicinity of Wiesbaden ).

Following World War II, Bonn was in the British zone of occupation, and in 1949 became the capital of West Germany.

Following German reunification in 1990, the city regained its status as the capital of Germany, hosting 147 foreign embassies.

Following his conquest of most of Western Europe, the first Napoleon made his elder brother Joseph ( 1768 – 1844 ) king first of Naples ( 1806 – 1808 ) and then of Spain ( 1808 – 1813 ), his third brother Louis ( 1778 – 1846 ) king of Holland ( 1806 – 1810 ) ( subsequently forcing his abdication after his failure to subordinate Dutch interests to those of France ) and his youngest brother Jérôme Bonaparte ( 1784 – 1860 ) king of Westphalia, the short-lived realm created from some of the states of northwestern Germany ( 1807 – 1813 ).

Following the Unification of Germany, Otto von Bismarck rejected the British model.

Following the downfall of Czechoslovakia and occupation of its Czech part by Nazi Germany in 1939, Czechoslovak units and formations served with the Polish Army ( Czechoslovak Legion ), the French Army, the Royal Air Force, the British Army ( the 1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade ), and the Red Army ( I Corps ).

Following German reunification in 1990, the FDP merged with the Association of Free Democrats, a grouping of liberals from East Germany and the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany.

Following the war, many former German soldiers joined the Foreign Legion to pursue a military career with an elite unit, an option that was no longer possible in Germany.

Following Gibraltar's signing of 12 additional Tax Information Exchange Agreements ( TIEAs ), as of October 2009, with jurisdictions including the UK, US and Germany, to sum 13, Gibraltar is currently listed in the OECD " white list ", and is considered a jurisdiction that has substantially implemented the tax standard.

Following the Reichswehr purge of 1938, Hitler could be described as the absolute dictator of Germany until his suicide in 1945.

Following the German invasion of 1939, Greater Poland was incorporated into Nazi Germany, becoming the province called Reichsgau Posen, later Reichsgau Wartheland ( Warthe being the German name for the Warta river ).

Following a brief occupation by Nazi Germany when the Nazis declared war on the Soviet Union, Lithuania was again absorbed into the Soviet Union for nearly 50 years.

Following the occupation of Luxembourg by Germany on the 10 May 1940, recruitment for the Company of Volunteers continued until the 4 December 1940 when they were moved to Weimar in Germany to be trained as German police.

Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, life in Munich became very difficult, as the Allied blockade of Germany led to food and fuel shortages.

Following the Spanish – American War of 1898, Spain ceded Guam to the United States and sold the remainder of the Marianas ( along with the Caroline Islands ) to Imperial Germany under the German – Spanish Treaty of 1899.

Following its defeat in the Spanish-American War, Spain sold Palau and most of the rest of the Caroline Islands to Germany in 1899.

Following the convictions, Hanns Martin Schleyer, a former officer of the SS and NSDAP member who was then President of the German Employers ' Association ( and thus one of the most powerful industrialists in West Germany ) was abducted in a violent kidnapping.

Following the defeat of Germany in World War I in November 1918, these states were abolished.

Following Hitler's assumption of power in Germany, the SS became regarded as a state organization and a branch of the established government.

Following the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, Lwów came under the control of the Soviet Union for almost two years.

Following attendance at the Artillery Officer Advanced Course, he was assigned to the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment in West Germany in 1973, where he commanded the 1st Squadron Howitzer Battery and served as Squadron S-3.