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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.
The Treaty of Olmutz was the result of a conference held in Olmutz in the Austrian Margraviate of Moravia (now Olomouc, Czech Republic).
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
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
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