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
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1850 in Germany
Explore 67 historical events and records for Germany in 1850.
Historical records for Germany in 1850
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January
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
March
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.
May
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
July
Peace
Prussia makes peace with Denmark, following Tsar Nicholass advice
September
Foreign Secretary of Germany
Appointed Foreign Minister
Communist League Split
Marx's faction separates from members advocating an immediate new revolutionary uprising.
Erfurt Parliament
After a dispute over Hesse Prussia is humiliated and forced to back down by Austria in the so-called Punctation of Olmutz
Foreign Secretary of Germany
Appointed Foreign Minister
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
October
Conference of Warsaw
Russia supports Austria's efforts to crush the revolutions of 1848
November
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
The French mobilize in Alsace & direct Prussian & Austrian aggression is diffused
Peace
Schwarzenburg & Manteuffel meet to discuss peace terms
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
Agreement of Olomouc
Prussia gives up the Erfurt Union & returns to the old Confederation in Germany
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
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