Birth of Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern
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 and Timeline
Follow Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern through 13 dated historical records for Germany.
Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1799–1880Years on this page
1799
1815
Battle of Waterloo
Gagern fights at the Battle of Waterloo under the Duke of Nassau
Role range: 1800-1815
1848
President of Germany
Appointed President of the Frankfurt Parliament
Role range: 1848-1848
Gagernsche Program
Introduces the Gagernsche Program, Austria is to be excluded from the new federal state, but bound to it by a Treaty of Union
Role range: 1848-1649
Minister President
Appointed Minister President of the German Provisional Government
Role range: 1848-1649
Provisional Government
Appointed Minister President of the German Provisional Government
Role range: 1848-1649
Constitution of Germany
The Declaration of the Basic Rights, a model for all German democratic institutions
Role range: 1848-1849
Declaration of Basic Rights
The Declaration of the Basic Rights, a model for all German democratic institutions
Role range: 1848-1849
1849
Constitution of Germany
The Gagernsche Program is accepted but endless constitutional debate leads to Gagerns resignation
Role range: 1848-1649
Gagernsche Program
The Gagernsche Program is accepted but endless constitutional debate leads to Gagerns resignation
Role range: 1848-1649
Resignation of Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern
Resigns after the King of Prussia refuses his offer to be an elected German Emperor frustrating Gagerns plan for non-revolutionary German unification
Role range: 1848-1649
1864
Envoy
Appointed Hessian envoy to Vienna
Role range: 1864-1872
1880
Death of Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern
Death of Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern
Records, sources and methodology
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