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| Abdication of Louis I Louis I |  |
| Bavaria Abdicates in favour of his son Maximilian II at the outbreak of revolution |
| Abdication of Ludwig I Ludwig I | |
| Bavaria Abdicates after an involvement with the dancer Lola Montez who dictated his policies |
| Arrest of Marx Marx, Karl Heinrich | |
| Cologne Arrested on charges of inciting armed rebellion, acquitted |
| Birth of Otto Otto | |
| Bavaria Birth of Otto, son of Maximilian II Joseph |
| Chancellor Charles Anthony | |
| Berlin Appointed Chancellor of Germany |
| Communist Paper Marx, Karl Heinrich | |
| Cologne Founds a Communist newspaper |
| Constitution Gagern, Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von | |
| Dec Berlin The Declaration of the Basic Rights , a model for all German democratic institutions |
| Diplomacy Schleintiz, Alexander von | |
| Berlin Works for an Alliance between Russia, Germany & Austria against Great Britain |
| Election Charles Anthony | |
| Presides over new elections to the Diet, results in a liberal victory |
| Election Vincke | |
| Vincke's moderates a landslide election victory to the Diet with 210 seats |
| Exile of Marx Marx, Karl Heinrich | |
| Brussels Exiled by the Belgian Government after the publication of the "Communist Manifesto" |
| London Barred from France & Germany, spends the rest of his life in London |
| Exile of Wilhelm I Wilhelm I | |
| Berlin Flees to England because of his absolutism during the 1848 revolutions |
| Gagernsche Program Gagern, Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von | |
| 17th Dec Introduces the Gagernsche Program, Austria is to be excluded from the new federal state, but bound to it by a treaty of Union |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Schleinitz, Alexander von | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Minister President Gagern, Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von | |
| 17th Dec Appointed Minister President of the German Provisional Government |
| President Gagern, Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von | |
| 19th May Berlin Appointed President of the Frankfurt Parliament |
| Publication of Engels Engels, Friedrich | |
| Publication of, "Communist Manifesto", assists Marx |
| Publication of Marx Marx, Karl Heinrich | |
| Publication of, "Critique of Political Economy" |
| Publication of, "The Communist Manifesto" |
| Rebellion Frederick William IV | |
| Berlin Capitulates to the demands of the revolutionaries in Berlin |
| Berlin Contacts Metternich to reform the German Confederation but Metternich is deposed |
| Berlin Declares "Prussia will merge with Germany" |
| Berlin Frederick's generals ask him to leave for Potsdam, he refuses & street violence ensues |
| Berlin Frederick stays in his Palace surrounded by a mob who force constitutional reforms |
| Berlin Heads a procession wearing a black-red-gold armband |
| Berlin Stays in Berlin with the idea of leading a united Germany |
| Berlin The Kings troops are overwhelmed & leave Berlin |
| Berlin Trans fers responsibility for law & order to a civilian militia |
| Berlin Wishes to stay with his "dear Berliners" |
| Berlin Capitulates to the demands of the revolutionaries in Berlin |
| Berlin Declares "Prussia will merge with Germany" |
| Berlin Stays in Berlin with the idea of leading a united Germany |
| Berlin The Kings troops are overwhelmed & leave Berlin |
| Berlin Trans fers responsibility for law & order to a civilian militia |
| Succession of Maximilian II Maximilian II Joseph | |
| Bavaria Succeeds as King of Bavaria |
| Unification Frederick William IV | |
| Berlin Declares "Prussia will merge with Germany" |
