It functioned until the establishment of the German Empire in 1871 .
The Reichstag was the Parliament of the North German Confederation ( German : Norddeutscher Bund ) , founded after the Austro - Prussian War of 1866 .
Reichstag functioned until the establishment of the German Empire in 1871 .
The Reichstag was the Parliament of the North German Confederation ( German : Norddeutscher Bund ) , founded after the Austro - Prussian War of 1866 .