The #GermanEmpire consisted of 25 constituent states and #anImperialTerritory, the largest of which was #Prussia. These states, or Staaten (or Bundesstaaten, i.e. #federatedStates, a name derived from the previous #NorthGermanConfederation; they became known as Länder during the #WeimarRepublic) each had votes in the #Bundesrat, which gave them #representation at a federal level. Several of these states had gained sovereignty following the dissolution of the #HolyRomanEmpire.