Editing German Confederation (section)

===Ethnic minorities===
Despite its name and intention, the German Confederation was not entirely populated by Germans; many people of other ethnic groups lived within its borders: 
* [[French language|French-speaking]] [[Walloons]] lived in [[Luxembourg (Belgium)|western Luxembourg]] prior to its division in 1839; 
* the [[Duchy of Limburg (1839–67)|Duchy of Limburg]] (a member between 1839 and 1866) had an entirely [[Dutch people|Dutch]] population; 
* [[Italians]] and [[Slovenians]] lived in south and southeast Austria; 
* Bohemia and Moravia, of the [[Lands of the Bohemian Crown]] were inhabited by a majority of [[Czech people|Czechs]]; 
* [[Silesia]] had also a [[Polish people|Polish]] and Czech inhabitants, while [[Sorbs]] were present in the parts of [[Kingdom of Saxony|Saxony]] and the Prussian [[province of Brandenburg]] known as [[Lusatia]]
* Prussian part of the [[partitions of Poland]] was inhabited by a majority of Poles.