Denmark was offered to Germany

[Albion]

The Danish King Christian IX allegedly offered Denmark to the Prussian King Wilhelm I in July 1864. This was apparently a desperate effort to keep the south Jutland regions of Schleswig and Holstein within Denmark, following the Danes’ defeat by the German forces.

Author Tom Buk-Swientys describes the events in a new book which will be published later this month, following unprecedented research of Christian IX’s private archives, conducted with the permission of the Queen Margrethe.

Christian IX was born and raised in southern Schleswig and was eager for the country to hold on to the two regions, feeling that even if Denmark became a German state, it would still reign over Schleswig and Holstein. However, since he contacted the Prussians behind the back of the Danish government, he could have been charged with treason.

The Prussians decided they would have had too many problems with Denmark becoming a German state, instead incorporating only Schleswig and Holstein

Full story... (http://jp.dk/uknews/article2154594.ece)

[Nglund]

TheBorrebyViking is gonna be happy :D...

[Óttar]

Why would he want to hold onto Schleswig-Holstein, but lose the rest of Denmark? :confused:

[Great Dane]

I think what King Christian IX was purposing was that Denmark join the German Confederation. Not that Denmark be annexed by Prussia. Denmark would have been a seperate kingdom like Bavaria or Wurttemburg. German nationalists were opposed to Schleswig and Holstein being part of Denmark because Holstein and southern Schleswig was German. If Denmark itself was part of the German Confederation there would be no objection of Schleswig-Holstein being part of Denmark.

[W. R.]

The story illustrated:

http://satwcomic.com/come-and-get-it-big-boy

[Loki]

Well that was about 150 years ago. :)

[Gaztelu]

Silesvig-Holsten je Danmark