Ferdinand I11 April 1848
The Hungarian Kingdom becomes a constitutional monarchy
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The Hungarian Kingdom becomes a constitutional monarchy
Founds a Provisional Parliament
Draws up a centralized & absolutist state
Enacts a new centralised & absolute Austrian constitution
Prussia accepts Franzs offer to help administer the German Confederation
The 1849 constitution is suspended, and a policy of absolutist centralism is established, guided by the Minister of the Interior, Alexander Bach
The 1849 constitution is suspended, and a policy of absolutist centralism is established, guided by the Minister of the Interior, Alexander Bach
Enacts the new constitution he drew up in 1848
Franz Josef I rules as an absolute monarch for the next 10 yrs
Frederick William refuses to abandon his constitution
Revives the German Confederation
Preserves centralized authority & destroys local & provincial privileges. Declares the Liberal Constitution of 1849 void
Causes Francis Joseph to abolish the 1849 constitution
Agrees to co-operate with the Diets in the crown lands & central Reichsrat
Defends the Constitution against feudal reaction & champions Imperial unity
Hungary has independence in internal affairs but acts with Austria in foreign affairs. Beust gains a majority in the Reichsrat & carries through the Ausgleich. Austria & Hungary unite under the Habsburg crown with separate Parliaments. Austria & Hungary share foreign, defense & financial policy with separate Parliaments
Causes the collapse of the Government
Universal suffrage is introduced
Adler helps form a new National Assembly to establish a republican Austria
The Republic of Austria is formed
Suspends Parliament & assumes dictatorial powers to prevent the Nazis coming to power
Suppresses a Socialist revolt & rules by decree
All political parties, except for the Fatherland Front, are banned. Allied with Horthy in Hungary & Mussolini in Italy, proclaims a fascist Constitution
Allied with Horthy in Hungary & Mussolini in Italy, proclaims a fascist Constitution
The Austrian Government has sovereignty & there must be no restoration of the monarchy
Austria is not allowed to join Germany & must remain neutral
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