Birth of Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern20 August 1799
Birth of Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern, son of Hans Christoph Ernst, Baron von Gagern,a liberal statesman from Hesse
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Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern, based on 13 World History Database records associated with Germany.
13 records1799–188011 events4 places
Chronological biography
1799
1815
Battle of Waterloo1815
Gagern fights at the Battle of Waterloo under the Duke of Nassau
1848
President of Germany19 May 1848
Appointed President of the Frankfurt Parliament
Constitution of GermanyDecember 1848
The Declaration of the Basic Rights, a model for all German democratic institutions
Declaration of Basic RightsDecember 1848
The Declaration of the Basic Rights, a model for all German democratic institutions
Gagernsche Program17 December 1848
Introduces the Gagernsche Program, Austria is to be excluded from the new federal state, but bound to it by a Treaty of Union
Minister President17 December 1848
Appointed Minister President of the German Provisional Government
Provisional Government17 December 1848
Appointed Minister President of the German Provisional Government
1849
Constitution of Germany20 May 1849
The Gagernsche Program is accepted but endless constitutional debate leads to Gagerns resignation
Gagernsche Program20 May 1849
The Gagernsche Program is accepted but endless constitutional debate leads to Gagerns resignation
Resignation of Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern20 May 1849
Resigns after the King of Prussia refuses his offer to be an elected German Emperor frustrating Gagerns plan for non-revolutionary German unification
1864
Envoy1864
Appointed Hessian envoy to Vienna
1880
Death of Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern1880
Death of Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern
Titles and roles
Envoy · Minister President · President of Germany
Record provenance
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