Revolutions of 1848 in the German states facts for kids
The Revolutions in the German states developed in most of the 38 states of Germany that were loosely bound together in the German Confederation after the Congress of Vienna in 1815. To these states belonged Austria as well though Hungary that was part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire was not part of the German Confederation.
These revolutions had as example the French Revolution of 1848 in February 1848, when King Phillipe of France abdicated the throne.
The biggest successes of the German revolutions happened in March in Berlin and Vienna. The result was the election of a German National Assembly in Frankfurt am Main.
But it was in Berlin too where the Prussian king Frederick William refused to become emperor of a united German state. Austria and Prussia withdrew their delegates from the Assembly, and the Assembly itself slowly disintegrated afterwards.
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Images for kids
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The painting Germania, possibly by Philipp Veit, hung inside the Frankfurt parliament, the first national parliament in German history
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Vienna Uprising, October 1848
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The Battle of Kirchheimbolanden, 14 June 1849
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Ludwigshafen burns, 15 June 1849
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Barricades at Alexander Platz, Berlin
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The May uprising in Dresden
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Arbeiterdelegation 1848 vor dem Magistrat by Johann Peter Hasenclever
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National assembly's meeting in St. Paul's Church
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Archduke Johann's proclamation to the German people upon appointment as Administrator of the Realm
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See also
In Spanish: Revolución alemana de 1848-1849 para niños
