22 January 1867Speech to the Polish Meeting in LondonKarl Heinrich Marx
Addresses a London meeting supporting Poland and links national liberation with wider democratic struggle.
Historical records for Germany in 1867, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Addresses a London meeting supporting Poland and links national liberation with wider democratic struggle.
Bismarck oversees elections for the Reichstag charged with considering the northern federal constitution.
Prussia and the other north German states prepare the election of a North German Parliament. This konstituierender Reichstag is elected in February 1867 based on state laws
Elections take place for the new Reichstag
Elections take place for the new Reichstag
Prussia and the other north German states prepare the election of a North German Parliament. This konstituierender Reichstag is elected in February 1867 based on state laws
Bismarck accepts French mediation after Königgrätz while insisting upon Prussia's essential terms.
Wilhelm becomes federal president when the North German Confederation formally begins operating.
Drafts resolutions on the agenda for the International Workingmen's Association congress at Lausanne.
Drafts a resolution defining the International's attitude toward the League of Peace and Freedom.
Marx publishes the first volume of Capital, analysing capitalist production and exploitation.
Drafts an International resolution concerning Fenian prisoners and events in Manchester.
Birth of Karl Eduard Wilhelm Groener
Birth of Max von Baden
Luxemburg becomes neutral & demilitarized, under the protection of the European powers
Draws up the Constitution of the North German Confederation
Elections take place for the new Reichstag. The Prussian landtag and the North German Governments accept a new Constitution. Appointed Head of the North German Confederation
A new organisation with the same name was brought about in 1867 when peace was restored, the new Zollverein is stronger, in that no individual state had a veto
Luxemburg becomes neutral & demilitarized, under the protection of the European powers
The North German Confederation allows free movement of citizens within the territory of the Confederation
The North German Confederation establishes a common passports
The North German Confederation establishes a common postal system
To solidify Prussian hegemony, Prussia and several other North German states joined the North German Confederation. King Wilhelm I serves as its President, and Bismarck as its Chancellor. From this point on begins what historians refer to as "The Misery of Austria", in which Austria serves as a mere vassal to the superior Germany, a relationship that was to shape history up to the two World Wars
Appointed Head of the North German Confederation
A new organisation with the same name was brought about in 1867 when peace was restored, the new Zollverein is stronger, in that no individual state had a veto
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