German Confederation
A treaty between Prussia and Austria by which Prussia abandoned the Erfurt Union and accepted the revival of the German Confederation under Austrian leadership
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1850 in Germany — Page 2
Explore 67 historical events and records for Germany in 1850.
Historical records for Germany in 1850
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November
Unification
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
December
Minister President
Appointed Chief Minister President of Prussia
Other events (month unknown)
Birth of Eduard Bernstein
Birth of Eduard Bernstein
Class Struggles in France
Marx publishes essays interpreting the French upheavals of 1848 through class conflict.
Constitution of Germany
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
Constitution of Germany
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
Constitution of Germany
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
Denmark-Prussia War
France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rule in Schleswig
first
His most important paper, On the mechanical theory of heat, published in 1850, first states the basic ideas of the second law of thermodynamics
Governor
Appointed military Governor of Cassel
in 1850
His most important paper, On the mechanical theory of heat, published in 1850, first states the basic ideas of the second law of thermodynamics
League Reorganised in London
Marx and allied members attempted to reorganise the Communist League following the revolutionary failures of 1848 and 1849.
League Splits Over Revolutionary Strategy
Willich led a faction advocating more immediate revolutionary action and broke with Marx's more cautious assessment.
Lohengrin
The final composition of, "Lohengrin"
Lohengrin Weimar Premiere
Richard Wagner's Lohengrin premiered in Weimar under Franz Liszt, centering on a mysterious knight and the consequences of forbidden questions.
March Address Advocates Independence
Engels and Marx urged the league to preserve independent working class organisation in their March address.
Marx Faction Rejects Premature Insurrection
Marx argued that revolutionary prospects required realistic economic and political analysis rather than immediate conspiratorial action.
Neue Rheinische Zeitung Revue
Marx edits a political-economic review analysing the defeated European revolutions.
Permanent Revolution Argument Advanced
The March address called for workers to continue independent political mobilisation rather than subordinate their demands to liberal allies.
Press
Appointed Editor of The National Zeitung while in exile in London
Press and Prussian Union Debate
The paper's early liberal milieu was shaped by political arguments about a possible German union under Prussian leadership.
Rebellion of Rebels in Berlin
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
Rebellion of Rebels in Berlin
Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburgs offer to divide Germany
Rule of Holstein
France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rule in Holstein
Schapper Supports Willich Faction
Schapper sided with Willich in the organisational split that divided the Communist League's London membership.
Thermodynamics
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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