President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Historical events in 1850
134 historical records
January 18505 historical events
Alliance of Three Kings
Elections to the Erfurt Parliament received little popular support. Democrats boycot the election and Saxony and Hanover leave the Alliance of Three Kings
Erfurt Union
Elections to the Erfurt Parliament received little popular support. Democrats boycot the election and Saxony and Hanover leave the Alliance of Three Kings
Erfurt Union
No state Government agrees to the constitution even though it was accepted by the Gotha Party who are defeated in the elections. The Erfurt Parliament never materialises
Unfification
Elections to the Erfurt Parliament received little popular support. Democrats boycot the election and Saxony and Hanover leave the Alliance of Three Kings
February 18501 historical events
Consecrated Archbishop
Cullen is consecrated archbishop at the Irish College in Rome before taking up his responsibilities in Ireland.
March 18506 historical events
Reform of Government
Provides for the confiscation of emblems & arms of rival Orange & Catholic parties
Erfurt Parliament
The Erfurt Union Parliament lasts from March 20 to April 29, 1850, opened at the former Augustinian monastery in Erfurt
Erfurt Union
The Erfurt Union Parliament lasts from March 20 to April 29, 1850, opened at the former Augustinian monastery in Erfurt
Erfurt Union
The Erfurt Union is union of German states under a federation, proposed by Prussia at Erfurt
Erfurt Union
The union never came into effect, and undermined in the Punctation of Olmutz under pressure from the Austrian Empire.
Address to the Communist League
Marx and Engels urge the Communist League to maintain independent working-class organisation.
April 18501 historical events
Death of William Wordsworth
Death of William Wordsworth, 80
May 18509 historical events
Birth of Arthur
Birth of Arthur, 7th child of Victoria & Albert, 2nd in line to the throne
Birth of Arthur
Birth of Arthur, 7th child of Victoria & Albert, 2nd in line to the throne
Birth of Arthur
Birth of Arthur, 7th child of Victoria & Albert, 2nd in line to the throne
Alliance Felix zu Schwarzenburg and King of Wurttemberg and the King of Bavaria
Concludes an alliance with the King of Wurttemberg and the King of Bavaria
Congress of Berlin
Holds a Congress of German Princes
Constitution of Germany
In Prussia a congress of Princes decides against introducing a constitution
Erfurt Union
In Prussia a congress of Princes decides against introducing a constitution
Unifiication of Germany
In Prussia a congress of Princes decides against introducing a constitution
Panama Railroad Construction
Construction begins on the Panama Railroad from the Atlantic terminus at Aspinwall.
June 18501 historical events
Birth of Horatio Herbert Kitchener
Birth of Horatio Herbert Kitchener
July 18502 historical events
Peace
Prussia makes peace with Denmark, following Tsar Nicholass advice
Denmark-Prussia War
Prussia makes peace with Denmark, following Tsar Nicholass advice
August 18502 historical events
Death of Jose de San Martin
Death of Jose de San Martin
National Gall
Lays the foundation stone of William Playfairs National Gallery
September 18508 historical events
Investigator Trapped in Ice
Investigator becomes locked in Arctic ice near Banks Island, forcing McClure to continue reconnaissance by sledge and on foot.
Foreign Secretary of Germany
Appointed Foreign Minister
Foreign Secretary of Germany
Appointed Foreign Minister
Erfurt Parliament
After a dispute over Hesse Prussia is humiliated and forced to back down by Austria in the so-called Punctation of Olmutz
Hesse Cris
After a dispute over Hesse Prussia is humiliated and forced to back down by Austria in the so-called Punctation of Olmutz
Hesses Crisis
After a dispute over Hesse Prussia is humiliated and forced to back down by Austria in the so-called Punctation of Olmutz
Unification
A plan for the unification of Germany under Prussian leadership proposed by Prussia's Minister President Radowitz is abandoned
Communist League Split
Marx's faction separates from members advocating an immediate new revolutionary uprising.
October 18506 historical events
Northwest Passage Connection Identified
McClure establishes that the waters ahead connect with Melville Sound and realizes that his expedition has identified a Northwest Passage route.
Conference of Warsaw
The Conference of Warsaw results in Russian support for Austria as well as the restoration of the German Confederation
Conference of Warsaw
The Warsaw Conference is attended by the Kingdom of Prussia, the Austrian Empire and the Russian Empire
Conference of Warsaw
The aims of the conference are to re-establish order in the German states following the revolutions of 1848 and to prevent war between Austria and Prussia over the Hessian Question
German Confederation
The Conference of Warsaw results in Russian support for Austria as well as the restoration of the German Confederation
Conference of Warsaw
Russia supports Austria's efforts to crush the revolutions of 1848
November 185027 historical events
Calls Pius IXs brief to establish a Catholic hierarchy in England &
Calls Pius IXs brief to establish a Catholic hierarchy in England & Wales "insolent"
Mobilization
The Prussian Army is mobilized
Mobilization
The Prussian army is mobilized
Mobilization
Shots are exchanged between Austrian & Prussian soldiers, the 1st since 1778
Mobilization
Shots are exchanged between Austrian & Prussian soldiers, the 1st since 1778
Mobilization
The French mobilize in Alsace & direct Prussian & Austrian aggression is diffused
Mobilization
The French mobilize in Alsace & direct Prussian & Austrian aggression is diffused
Poet Laureate
After William Wordsworths death in 1850, and Samuel Rogers refusal, Tennyson was appointed to the position of Poet Laureate, which he held until his own death in 1892, by far the longest tenure of any laureate
Meeting with To discuss peace terms
Schwarzenburg & Manteuffel meet to discuss peace terms
Peace
Schwarzenburg & Manteuffel meet to discuss peace terms
Agreement of Olomouc
Prussia gives up the Erfurt Union & returns to the old Confederation in Germany
Erfurt Union
Prussia gives up the Erfurt Union & returns to the old Confederation in Germany
Agreement of Olmutz
A treaty between Prussia and Austria by which Prussia abandoned the Erfurt Union and accepted the revival of the German Confederation under Austrian leadership
Agreement of Olmutz
Prussia submitted to Austria partly because Tsar Nicholas I of Russia had chosen the side of Austria in the Warsaw negotiations in October 1850
Agreement of Olmutz
Settles a conflict between Prussia and Austria about the leadership in the German Confederation. The confederation, dominated by Austria, had been dissolved in the Revolutions of 1848 and partially succeeded by the Frankfurt Assembly
Agreement of Olmutz
The treaty is the result of a conference held in Olmutz in the Austrian Margraviate of Moravia, also known as the "humiliation of Olmutz", seen by many as a capitulation of the Prussians to the Austrians
Conference of Olmutz
It is also known as the "humiliation of Olmutz", as the Treaty was seen by many as a capitulation of the Prussians to the Austrians. The reason for the Treaty was a conflict between Prussia and Austria about the leadership in the German Confederation.
Conference of Olmutz
The Treaty of Olmutz was the result of a conference held in Olmutz in the Austrian Margraviate of Moravia (now Olomouc, Czech Republic).
Conference of Olmutz
The confederation, dominated by Austria, had been dissolved in the Revolutions of 1848 and partially succeeded by the Frankfurt Assembly. After the Frankfurt Assembly failed, Prussia in early 1850 had taken the initiative of the Erfurt Union, a Prussia-led federation of most German states
Conference of Olmutz
The treaty is the result of a conference held in Olmutz in the Austrian Margraviate of Moravia, also known as the "humiliation of Olmutz", seen by many as a capitulation of the Prussians to the Austrians
Constitution of Germany
Attempts to establish the Erfurt Union, a union of German states excluding Austria, but abandons the idea in the face of Austrian resistance
Erfurt Union
Attempts to establish the Erfurt Union, a union of German states excluding Austria, but abandons the idea in the face of Austrian resistance
German Confederation
Attempts to establish the Erfurt Union, a union of German states excluding Austria, but abandons the idea in the face of Austrian resistance
German Confederation
Prussia and Austria. Prussia abandons the Erfurt Union and accepts the revival of the German Confederation under Austrian leadership
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
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
Agreement of Olomouc
Prussia gives up the Erfurt Union & returns to the old Confederation in Germany
December 18502 historical events
President of Ecuador
Appointed President of Ecuador
Minister President
Appointed Chief Minister President of Prussia
Asks for the Tsars permission to annex Glatz, lost to Prussia in
Asks for the Tsars permission to annex Glatz, lost to Prussia in 1742, but is refused
Constitution of Austria
Frederick William refuses to abandon his constitution
Constitution of Austria
Revives the German Confederation
Frederick William refuses to abandon his constitution
Frederick William refuses to abandon his constitution
Political Support at Rhineland, The
Tells the French he is will surrender Rhenish Prussia to France for support in Germany
Visit to Warsaw
Visits Tsar Nicholas to obtain a free hand against Prussia. Prussia accepts Austrian parity in Germany in exchange for reactionary policies
Governor
Appointed Governor General of Lombardy-Venetia
Constitution of Austria
Franz Josef I rules as an absolute monarch for the next 10 yrs
Medieval Revival
Gothic revival ideas encourage preservation of Bruges medieval identity.
Reballion of Rebels in Taiping
The Taiping begin a rebellion after Hsien Fengs accesion to the throne
Capture of Nanking
The rebel leader captures Nanking
Capture of Wuchang
The rebel leader captures Wuchang
Lohengrin
The final composition of, "Lohengrin"
Governor
Appointed military Governor of Cassel
Constitution of Germany
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
Constitution of Germany
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
Reballion of Rebels in Berlin
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
Neue Rheinische Zeitung Revue
Marx edits a political-economic review analysing the defeated European revolutions.
Class Struggles in France
Marx publishes essays interpreting the French upheavals of 1848 through class conflict.
Press
Appointed Editor of The National Zeitung while in exile in London
Birth of Eduard Bernstein
Birth of Eduard Bernstein
Constitution of Germany
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
Reballion of Rebels in Berlin
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
Thermodynamics
His most important paper, On the mechanical theory of heat, published in 1850, first states the basic ideas of the second law of thermodynamics
first
His most important paper, On the mechanical theory of heat, published in 1850, first states the basic ideas of the second law of thermodynamics
in 1850
His most important paper, On the mechanical theory of heat, published in 1850, first states the basic ideas of the second law of thermodynamics
Denmark-Prussia War
France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rule in Schleswig
Rule of Holstein
France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rule in Holstein
Menai Bridge
Completes the suspension bridge & opens it to traffic
Painting
Completion of the painting, "Christ in the House of His Parents"
Sonnets From the Portuguese
Publication of "Sonnets From the Portuguese"
Ring Out, Wild Bells
Tennyson reaches the pinnacle of his career, finally publishing his masterpiece, In Memoriam A.H.H., dedicated to Hallam. Publication of "Ring Out, Wild Bells"
Royal Academy
Appointed President of the Royal Academy
Trafalgar Relief
Works on Trafalgar battle reliefs for Nelson's Column.
Burial
Buried in Drayton
Death of Robert Peel
Death of Robert Peel, falls to his death from his horse
Peelites
Appointed Leader of the Peelites
Party Leader
Appointed Leader of the free trade Peelites on the death of Peel
Peelites
After Peel's death in 1850 Gladstone emerged as the leader of the Peelites in the House of Commons
Birth of Arthur
Birth of Arthur, 7th child of Victoria & Albert, 2nd in line to the throne
Peelites
After Peels death in 1850 Gladstone emerges as the leader of the Peelites in the House of Commons
Privations of political prisoners make Gladstone a Nationalist & Revolutionary
Privations of political prisoners make Gladstone a "Nationalist" & "Revolutionary"
Rule of Australia
Publishes letters to Lord Aberdeen pressing him for Austrian reform
Discovery of Andromeda Galaxy
Makes the first drawing of Andromeda's spiral structure
Brunel Swivel Bridge
The Brunel Swivel Bridge is completed as part of improvements to the locks at Bristol Harbour.
Institution of Civil Engineers
Brunel becomes a vice-president of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Portsmouth Mechanisation Becomes Engineering Model
The historic block works offered a widely noted demonstration of powered repetitive manufacturing. It provided an early model for integrated industrial manufacture.
Eastern Trade Becomes Important At Salthouse
The dock's principal mid nineteenth century commercial connections increasingly included China and the East Indies. It connected dock geometry to the commercial requirements of shipping.
Whitworth Promotes Precision Measurement
Joseph Whitworth's methods encouraged standard gauges and repeatable manufacture in engineering workshops. Its consequences influenced later approaches to production or experimentation.
France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rule in Schleswig
France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rule in Schleswig. France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rule in Holstein
Austin Franklin Search Expedition
McClintock serves aboard HMS Assistance during Horatio Austin's large Royal Navy expedition searching the Arctic for evidence of Franklin.
Investigator Expedition Begins
McClure commands HMS Investigator into the Arctic from the Pacific side while searching for Franklin and a navigable Northwest Passage.
Synod of Thurles
Cullen convenes the Synod of Thurles, the first national Catholic synod in Ireland since the Reformation, to strengthen ecclesiastical discipline.
Stiffelio
Composes, "Stiffelio"
Mayor of Amsterdam
Begins serving as Mayor of Amsterdam during the 1850-1853 municipal term.
Election
First elected to the Storting Parliament
Storting Parliament
First elected to the Storting Parliament
France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rule in Schleswig
France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rule in Schleswig
Protocol-Schleswig
France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rule in Schleswig
Rule of Holstein
France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rule in Holstein
Rule of Schleswig
France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rule in Schleswig
Massachusetts Senate
Serves in the Massachusetts Senate.
President of USA
Appointed President of the USA, Thirteenth President
Death of Zacharay Taylor
Death of Zacharay Taylor, dies of a stroke while in office