1856 in Germany

Events from the year 1856 in Germany.

Incumbents

 * King of Bavaria – Maximilian II
 * King of Hanover – George V
 * King of Prussia – Frederick William IV
 * King of Saxony – John of Saxony

Events

 * August – Pre-human remains are found in the Neander Valley in Prussia.

Births

 * January 6 – Martin von Feuerstein, German painter (d. 1931)
 * January 31 – Hermann von François, German general (d. 1933)
 * February 12 – Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli, Austrian general, German field marshal (d. 1941)
 * February 15 – Emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist (d. 1926)
 * February 17 – Arnold von Winckler, German general (d. 1945)
 * July 7 – Georg von der Marwitz, German general (d. 1929)
 * September 18 – Wilhelm von Gloeden, German photographer (d. 1931)
 * November 16 – Jürgen Kröger, German architect (d. 1928)
 * November 29 – Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1921)
 * December 25 – Hans von Bartels, German painter (d. 1913)
 * December 25 – Hans von Bartels, German painter (d. 1913)

Deaths

 * February 17 – Heinrich Heine, German writer (b. 1797)
 * June 26 – Max Stirner, German philosopher (b. 1806)
 * July 29 -Robert Schumann, German composer, pianist (b. 1810 )