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Erfurt in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Erfurt in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

15 records8 event labels4 people1512โ€“1850

Historical events in Erfurt

1512

1512
Professor
Martin Luther ยท Protestant Church

Appointed Professor at Erfurt University

1849

1849
Constitution of Germany
Joseph von Radowitz ยท Government of Germany

Develops a union under Prussia & forces the constitution through the Union Parliament

1849
Election
Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen ยท Government of Germany

Elected Member of Erfurt Parliament, a Prussian representitive

1849
Erfurt Parliament
Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen ยท Government of Germany

Appointed one of Prussia's representatives at the Erfurt Parliament, an assembly of German states that meets to discuss plans for union, but only in order to oppose it more effectively

1849
Erfurt Parliament
Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen ยท Government of Germany

The Erfurt Parliament fails to bring about unification because of the opposition of Prussia & Austria

1849
Parliament
Joseph von Radowitz ยท Government of Germany

Develops a union under Prussia & forces the constitution through the Union Parliament

1849
Unification
Joseph von Radowitz ยท Government of Germany

Develops a union under Prussia & forces the constitution through the Union Parliament

1849
Unification
Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen ยท Government of Germany

The Erfurt Parliament fails to bring about unification because of the opposition of Prussia & Austria. The Erfurt Parliament discusses German unification but Bismarck is opposed. Appointed one of Prussia's representatives at the Erfurt Parliament, an assembly of German states that meets to discuss plans for union, but only in order to oppose that bodys proposals more effectively

1850

20 March 1850
Erfurt Parliament
Frederick William IV ยท Government of Germany

The Erfurt Union Parliament lasts from March 20 to April 29, 1850, opened at the former Augustinian monastery in Erfurt

20 March 1850
Erfurt Union
Frederick William IV ยท Government of Germany

The Erfurt Union Parliament lasts from March 20 to April 29, 1850, opened at the former Augustinian monastery in Erfurt

20 March 1850
Erfurt Union
Frederick William IV ยท Government of Germany

The Erfurt Union is union of German states under a federation, proposed by Prussia at Erfurt

20 March 1850
Erfurt Union
Frederick William IV ยท Government of Germany

The union never came into effect, and undermined in the Punctation of Olmutz under pressure from the Austrian Empire.

September 1850
Erfurt Parliament
Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen ยท Government of Germany

After a dispute over Hesse Prussia is humiliated and forced to back down by Austria in the so-called Punctation of Olmutz

September 1850
Hesse Cris
Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen ยท Government of Germany

After a dispute over Hesse Prussia is humiliated and forced to back down by Austria in the so-called Punctation of Olmutz

September 1850
Unification
Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen ยท Government of Germany

A plan for the unification of Germany under Prussian leadership proposed by Prussia's Minister President Radowitz is abandoned

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