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Germany in 1868

Historical records for Germany in 1868, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

19Records
19Events
10Named people
3Places
8Categories

Historical records

May

12 May 1868International and Prussian Protectionist TariffsKarl Heinrich Marx

London · Humanities / Philosophy

Helps define the International's position on Prussian protectionist tariff policy.

June

2 June 1868Changing the International Congress VenueKarl Heinrich Marx

London · Humanities / Philosophy

Participates in a General Council resolution changing the venue of the International's 1868 congress.

July

7 July 1868Felix Pyat Provocative Behaviour ResolutionKarl Heinrich Marx

London · Humanities / Philosophy

Participates in a General Council resolution responding to Felix Pyat's conduct.

14 July 1868British Government and Tsarist Russia DeclarationKarl Heinrich Marx

London · Humanities / Philosophy

Helps issue an International declaration concerning British government policy toward Tsarist Russia.

August

11 August 1868Machinery Under Capitalism ResolutionKarl Heinrich Marx

London · Humanities / Philosophy

Helps prepare a Brussels Congress resolution on the consequences of machinery under capitalism.

25 August 1868Reduction of the Working Day ResolutionKarl Heinrich Marx

London · Humanities / Philosophy

Helps prepare a resolution advocating reduction of the working day for the Brussels Congress.

September

1 September 1868Fourth Annual Report of the General CouncilKarl Heinrich Marx

London · Humanities / Philosophy

Prepares the Fourth Annual Report of the General Council of the International.

December

22 December 1868International Alliance of Socialist DemocracyKarl Heinrich Marx

London · Humanities / Philosophy

Writes on relations between the International and the International Alliance of Socialist Democracy.

Other Events

1868Birth of childWaldemar

Berlin · House / House of Hohenzollern

5th child of Emperor Frederick & Victoria

1868Birth of sonFranz Ritter von Epp

Munich · Warfare / Military

Franz Ritter von Epp is born under the name of Franz Epp, being the son of the painter Rudolph Epp and Katharina Streibel

1868Constitution of GermanyOtto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen

Berlin · Government / Government of Germany

Creates a Customs Parliament including the south German States

1868Customs ParliamentOtto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen

Berlin · Government / Government of Germany

Creates a Customs Parliament including the south German States

1868German RequiemJohannes Brahms

Arts / Classical Music

Composes, "German Requiem"

1868Major GeneralHohenlohe-Ingelfingen

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1868MarriageLouis III

House / House of Wittelsbach

Marries Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este

1868MeistersingerRichard Wagner

Arts / Classical Music

Composes, "Meistersinger"

1868Monsieur de BismarckLudwig Bamberger

Humanities / Social Science

Publication of "Monsieur de Bismarck"

1868Royal SocietyRudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius

Science / Physics

Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London

1868ZollvereinOtto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen

Government / Government of Germany

Schleswig-Holstein, Kausenburg and Mecklenburg join the Zollverein

Names involved

Franz Ritter von EppHohenlohe-IngelfingenJohannes BrahmsKarl Heinrich MarxLouis IIILudwig BambergerOtto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-SchonhausenRichard WagnerRudolf Julius Emanuel ClausiusWaldemar

Places involved

BerlinLondonMunich

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.