January 1850Alliance of Three KingsFrederick William IV
Elections to the Erfurt Parliament received little popular support. Democrats boycot the election and Saxony and Hanover leave the Alliance of Three Kings
Historical records for Germany in 1850, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Elections to the Erfurt Parliament received little popular support. Democrats boycot the election and Saxony and Hanover leave the 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
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
Elections to the Erfurt Parliament received little popular support. Democrats boycot the election and Saxony and Hanover leave the Alliance of Three Kings
The Erfurt Union Parliament lasts from March 20 to April 29, 1850, opened at the former Augustinian monastery in Erfurt
The Erfurt Union Parliament lasts from March 20 to April 29, 1850, opened at the former Augustinian monastery in Erfurt
The Erfurt Union is union of German states under a federation, proposed by Prussia at Erfurt
The union never came into effect, and undermined in the Punctation of Olmutz under pressure from the Austrian Empire.
Marx and Engels urge the Communist League to maintain independent working-class organisation.
Holds a Congress of German Princes
In Prussia a congress of Princes decides against introducing a constitution
In Prussia a congress of Princes decides against introducing a constitution
In Prussia a congress of Princes decides against introducing a constitution
Prussia makes peace with Denmark, following Tsar Nicholass advice
Appointed Foreign Minister
Marx's faction separates from members advocating an immediate new revolutionary uprising.
After a dispute over Hesse Prussia is humiliated and forced to back down by Austria in the so-called Punctation of Olmutz
Appointed Foreign Minister
After a dispute over Hesse Prussia is humiliated and forced to back down by Austria in the so-called Punctation of Olmutz
After a dispute over Hesse Prussia is humiliated and forced to back down by Austria in the so-called Punctation of Olmutz
A plan for the unification of Germany under Prussian leadership proposed by Prussia's Minister President Radowitz is abandoned
Russia supports Austria's efforts to crush the revolutions of 1848
The Prussian army is mobilized
The Prussian Army is mobilized
Shots are exchanged between Austrian & Prussian soldiers, the 1st since 1778
The French mobilize in Alsace & direct Prussian & Austrian aggression is diffused
Schwarzenburg & Manteuffel meet to discuss peace terms
A treaty between Prussia and Austria by which Prussia abandoned the Erfurt Union and accepted the revival of the German Confederation under Austrian leadership
Prussia submitted to Austria partly because Tsar Nicholas I of Russia had chosen the side of Austria in the Warsaw negotiations in October 1850
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
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
Prussia gives up the Erfurt Union & returns to the old Confederation in Germany
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
Attempts to establish the Erfurt Union, a union of German states excluding Austria, but abandons the idea in the face of Austrian resistance
Attempts to establish the Erfurt Union, a union of German states excluding Austria, but abandons the idea in the face of Austrian resistance
Attempts to establish the Erfurt Union, a union of German states excluding Austria, but abandons the idea in the face of Austrian resistance
Prussia and Austria. Prussia abandons the Erfurt Union and accepts the revival of the German Confederation under Austrian leadership
A treaty between Prussia and Austria by which Prussia abandoned the Erfurt Union and accepted the revival of the German Confederation under Austrian leadership
Attempts to establish the Erfurt Union, a union of German states excluding Austria, but abandons the idea by the Punctuation of Olmutz, in the face of Austrian resistance
Appointed Chief Minister President of Prussia
Birth of Eduard Bernstein
Marx publishes essays interpreting the French upheavals of 1848 through class conflict.
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rule in Schleswig
His most important paper, On the mechanical theory of heat, published in 1850, first states the basic ideas of the second law of thermodynamics
Appointed military Governor of Cassel
His most important paper, On the mechanical theory of heat, published in 1850, first states the basic ideas of the second law of thermodynamics
The final composition of, "Lohengrin"
Marx edits a political-economic review analysing the defeated European revolutions.
Appointed Editor of The National Zeitung while in exile in London
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rule in Holstein
His most important paper, On the mechanical theory of heat, published in 1850, first states the basic ideas of the second law of thermodynamics
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