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Catholic Centre Party
History of Germany
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| | 1874 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Bismarck's attempts to restrict the power of the Catholic Church, represented in politics by the Catholic Centre Party, were not successful, in the 1874 elections, these forces double their representation in the parliament |
| 1878 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| The struggle against socialism unites Bismarck with the Catholic Centre Party, bringing an end to the Kulturkampf, which had led to far greater Catholic unrest than existed beforehand and had strengthened rather than weakened Catholicism |
| 1921 | Papen, Franz von | |
| Appointed Member of the Catholic Centre Party |
| 1923 | Fehrenbach, Konstantin | |
| Appointed Chairman of the Catholic Centre Party |
| 1929 | Bruening, Heinrich | |
| Appointed Party Leader of the Catholic Centre Party |
| 1932 | Papen, Franz von | |
| 31st July Supports Hindenburg during the Presidential elections rather than his own party |
| 31st July The general elections yield major gains for the KPD and the Nazis, who win 37.2% of the vote, supplanting the Social Democrats as the largest party in the Reichstag |
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