Many changes had already appeared in the constitution of the German Confederation of 1 January 1871, but Württemberg had already ratified the treaty, as a result of which the new constitution had already been overtaken.
Viele Änderungen erschienen bereits in der Verfassung des Deutschen Bundes vom 1. Januar 1871, allerdings hatte Württemberg den Vertrag bereits ratifiziert, wodurch die neue Verfassung bereits überholt war.