The Confederation of the Rhine, Established in 1806, Resulted from

The Confederation of the Rhine, established in 1806, resulted from

A) Austria's desire to rally the German-speaking lands against France and reassert Habsburg control over the former Holy Roman Empire.
B) Napoleon's decision to reduce the number of German principalities under his control and organize the resulting larger states into a more coherent body.
C) the Germans' determination to repel the French army through an organized military alliance even if it meant abdicating a degree of sovereignty to Prussia.
D) a mere rumor disseminated by Metternich, who sought to sway Napoleon into negotiating a truce by feigning the establishment of a pan-German military alliance.