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Frederick William IV of Prussia
Frederick William IV was referred to as the "romanticist on the throne". He constructed many buildings in Berlin and Potsdam. -
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Tsar Alexander I
Alexander I was the emperor of Prussia from 1801 to 1825. He was the first Russian King of "congress" poland as well as the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland -
Germanic Confederation
The German Confederation was a collection of 39 Gorman speaking states in central Europe. this was created by the congress of Vienna in 1815. -
Union of Netherlands and Belgium
The union of the netherlands started the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It existed from 1815-1839. It was created in response to the Napoleonic wars. It was a constitutional monarchy. -
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Louis XVIII
Louis XVIII was the first monarch after the French Revolution. He ruled from 1815-1824. He started the constitutional monarchy in France, however, it was not successful. -
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Charles X
Charles X was king of France from 1824-1830. He was very unpopular due to the concepts he reinstated, such as capital punishment and increasing the power of the Catholic Church -
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Tsar Nicholas I
Nicholas reigned as emperor of Russia form 1825-1855. He was also the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Finland. He also had to put down the Decemberist Revolt. -
Decemberist Revolt
this revolt took place in Russia on December 26. 3000 soldiers went in protest against Tsar Nicholas I. -
Polish Uprising
Also known as the November uprising, or the Polish-Russian war, or the Cadet Revolution. It was an armed rebellion against the Russian empire -
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Louis-Phillppe
A conservative king of France who promoted an alliance with Britain and colonial expansion. was forced to abdicate the throne after the French Revolution of 1848. -
Belgian Independence
Belgium separated from the Northern Netherlands and created a provisional government that declared independence. A National Congress was formed. on February 7, 1831 the constitution was adopted. -
Suppression of Polish Revolt
The November Uprising was stopped by the Russian soldiers who stormed into Poland to stop. After the put down of the revolt, Polish people were forced to integrate into russian culture. -
Reform Act
The first reform act was also known as The Representation of the People Act or the Great Reform Act. It brought about a lot of change, including creating 67 new constituencies and the formal exclusion of women from voting in Parliament. -
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Emperor Ferdinand I
Ferdinand ruled from 1935 to 1848. He was not very liked and had a mental deficiency which prevented him from ruling successfully. -
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Frederick William IV of Prussia
Frederick reigned as the king of Prussia from 1840 to 1861. He constructed many buildings in Berlin and Potsdam. he also rejected the title of Emperor of the Germans. -
Repeal of Corn Laws
The Corn Laws put tariffs and trade restrictions on imported food between 1815 and 1846. The repeal of these laws helped shift Britain to a free trade economy. -
Revolution in Italy
The revolutions in Italy of 1848 were a part of the other revolutions in 1848. It was a revolution to remove Austrian control from Italy but it eventually failed. -
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Frankfurt Assembly
this was the first freely elected parliament for all of Germany. They adopted a constitution with a foundation of basic rights and opposed a constitutional monarchy. -
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Francis Joseph I
Franz Joseph I of Austria was Emperor of Austria, Kind of Hungary, and monarch of many other states of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was also president of the German Confederation. -
Abdication of Louis-Philippe; Formation of Provisional Government
The Provisional Government was a short lived government after the start of the French Second Republic. It started after a series of street fighting that resulted in the abdication of Louis-Philippe. -
Revolution in Germany
Inspired by the Paris Revolution of 1848, the revolution in Germany started on March 15 with riots in Berlin. This revolution was unsuccessful and the German Confederation was re-established by 1850. -
June Days: Workers' Revolt in Paris
An uprising in Paris during June 23-26. It was rebelling against plans to close the National Workshops. 10,000 people were either injured or killed. -
Election of Louis Napoleon as French President
The French presidential election of 1848 was the first election ever held. It elected Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, the nephew of Napoleon. -
Austrians reestablish control in Lombardy and Venetia
A set of revolutions took place in the Austrian Empire from march 1848 to November 1849. Eventually, the revolutions failed and Austrian rule returned. -
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King Charles Albert of Piedmont
King charles Albert was king of Sardinia-Piedmont. He was very andi-Austrian and he believed in divine right.
