What neighboring states lost territory to the German empire?

The German Empire, established in 1871, expanded its territory at the expense of neighboring states, notably France, Austria, and Denmark. France lost the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine following the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. Denmark ceded Schleswig and Holstein to Germany after the Second Schleswig War in 1864, while Austria lost its influence and territory in the region following the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, leading to the exclusion of Austria from German affairs.