1815 in Germany

Events from the year 1815 in Germany.

Incumbents

Kingdom of Prussia

Grand Duke of Baden

Schaumburg-Lippe

3 January – Austria, Britain, and Bourbon-restored France form a secret defensive alliance treaty against Prussia and Russia.
9 June – The Final Act of the Congress of Vienna is signed: A new European political situation is set. The German Confederation and Congress Poland are created, and the neutrality of Switzerland is guaranteed. Also, Luxembourg declares independence from the French Empire.
16 June-Napoleonic Wars – Battle of Ligny: Napoleon defeats a Prussian army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher.
2 August – Napoleonic Wars: Representatives of the United Kingdom, Austria, Russia and Prussia sign a convention at Paris, declaring that Napoleon Bonaparte is "their prisoner" and that "His safekeeping is entrusted to the British Government."
26 September – Austria, Prussia and Russia sign a Holy Alliance, to uphold the European status quo.
20 November – The Napoleonic Wars come to an end after 12 years, with the British government restoring the status quo of France, prior to when the French Revolution began in 1789.

5 March – Franz Mesmer, German developer of animal magnetism
11 May – Aletta Haniel, German business person
16 June – Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, German noble, general
3 July – Friedrich Wilhelm von Reden, German pioneer in mining and metallurgy