Royal Loan Plan Meets Resistance
Frederick William IV encountered opposition when deputies linked approval of a government loan to demands for stronger constitutional guarantees.
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1847 in Germany — Page 2
Explore 53 historical events and records for Germany in 1847.
Historical records for Germany in 1847
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Second Communist League Congress
Marx attended the second London congress, where delegates debated the league's political principles and organisational direction.
Speech
Makes maiden speech outraging the Assembly by his reactionary views
The Poverty of Philosophy
Marx publishes The Poverty of Philosophy as a critique of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon.
United Diet
Called on by the Magdeburg estate to represent it at the United Diet
United Diet
Calls a national assembly, it is not a representative body, but rather a United Diet comprising all the provincial estates, which had the right to grant taxes and loans but no right to meet at regular intervals
United Diet
The United Diet refuses to agree the loan for a new railway
United Diet Dissolves Without Constitution
Frederick William IV ended the United Diet without granting the written constitution demanded by many liberal representatives.
United Diet Highlights Prussian Liberalism
Frederick William IV's assembly gave liberal politicians an unusually visible forum to coordinate criticism of Prussia's existing system of government.
United Diet Opens In Berlin
Frederick William IV inaugurated the first United Diet on 11 April as a gathering of provincial estates rather than a modern elected parliament.
Vincke Contests Royal Legislative Exclusivity
Georg von Vincke challenged the claim that the crown alone should determine the shape and authority of representative institutions.
Vincke Leads Parliamentary Liberal Criticism
Georg von Vincke emerged as a prominent liberal speaker in the United Diet and criticised the narrow powers accorded to the estates.
Vincke Supports Constitutional Guarantees
Georg von Vincke advocated formal constitutional safeguards during debate over the political responsibilities of Prussia's monarchy.
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