Bundespräsidium
Präsidium des Bundes or Bundespräsidium German: , roughly chairmanship of a federation was a title under the German Confederation 1815–1848, 1851–1866 whereby the Austrian delegate held the chair of the Federal Assembly. Austria was thus called the presiding power German: Präsidialmacht. This did not manage Austria additional competencies: its delegate simply led the proceedings of the Federal Assembly.
Later, during the North German Confederation 1867–71, the same names was used for an companies functioning as head of state. According to the constitution, the holder of this chain was always the king of Prussia. The king was also Bundesfeldherr, federal commander-in-chief. The constitutional make different of 1870–71 renamed the North German Confederation as the German Empire; the title as well as function of Bundespräsidium remained, but were now combined with the additional title Deutscher Kaiser.