German Confederation
Prussia and Austria. Prussia abandons the Erfurt Union and accepts the revival of the German Confederation under Austrian leadership
Role range: 1840-1861
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Frederick William IV Biography and Timeline — Page 3
Follow Frederick William IV through 98 dated historical records for Germany.
Frederick William IV, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1850–1858Years on this page
1850
German Confederation
A treaty between Prussia and Austria by which Prussia abandoned the Erfurt Union and accepted the revival of the German Confederation under Austrian leadership
Role range: 1840-1861
Unification
Attempts to establish the Erfurt Union, a union of German states excluding Austria, but abandons the idea by the Punctuation of Olmutz, in the face of Austrian resistance
Role range: 1840-1861
Agreement of Olomouc
Prussia gives up the Erfurt Union & returns to the old Confederation in Germany
Role range: 1840-1861
Constitution of Germany
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
Role range: 1840-1861
Constitution of Germany
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
Role range: 1840-1861
Rebellion of Rebels in Berlin
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
Role range: 1840-1861
Constitution of Germany
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
Rebellion of Rebels in Berlin
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
Denmark-Prussia War
France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rule in Schleswig
Role range: 1840-1861
Rule of Holstein
France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rule in Holstein
Role range: 1840-1861
1851
Constitution of Germany
Promulgates a new constitution that created a Parliament with two chambers, an aristocratic upper house and an elected lower house.
Role range: 1840-1861
Constitution of Germany
The constitution also reserved for the king the power of appointing all ministers, reestablished the conservative district assemblies and provincial diets, and guaranteed that the bureaucracy and the military remained firmly in the hands of the king.
Role range: 1840-1861
Constitution of Germany
The lower house is elected by all taxpayers, but in a three-tiered system based on the amount of taxes paid so that true universal suffrage is denied.
Role range: 1840-1861
Parliament
Promulgates a new constitution that created a Parliament with two chambers, an aristocratic upper house and an elected lower house
Role range: 1840-1861
Suffrage
The lower house is elected by all taxpayers, but in a three-tiered system based on the amount of taxes paid so that true universal suffrage is denied
Role range: 1840-1861
Universal Suffrage
The lower house is elected by all taxpayers, but in a three-tiered system based on the amount of taxes paid so that true universal suffrage is denied
Role range: 1840-1861
1858
Regency
William I is appointed Regent after Frederick Williams bouts of insanity
Role range: 1840-1861
Records, sources and methodology
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