Frankfurt 1863 Thaler Assembly of Princes
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New highlight of my German free cities collection. Frankfurt Thaler, Assembly of Princes in 1863. History below.
In 1863 Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria, proposed that a reform of the Germanic Confederation be discussed by the German Princes in a meeting to be held that autumn in Frankfurt. Franz Joseph urged agreement between the Princes of Germany as the best way of containing the revolutionary tide of liberalism, democratisation and socialism.
In order to prevent the formulation of an agreed approach to the reform of the Confederation Bismarck went to very great lengths, even to the point of reducing the King to tears and himself to nervous exhaustion, in order to persuade the King of Prussia, very much against his own inclination, not to attend. Austria had a preponderance of influence in the Confederation and any agreed reform would probably have been broadly favourable to the Austrian interest. With the abscence of Prussia, which was, after Austria herself, inherently the second most powerful state in the confederation, nothing could be fully decided upon.
In 1863 Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria, proposed that a reform of the Germanic Confederation be discussed by the German Princes in a meeting to be held that autumn in Frankfurt. Franz Joseph urged agreement between the Princes of Germany as the best way of containing the revolutionary tide of liberalism, democratisation and socialism.
In order to prevent the formulation of an agreed approach to the reform of the Confederation Bismarck went to very great lengths, even to the point of reducing the King to tears and himself to nervous exhaustion, in order to persuade the King of Prussia, very much against his own inclination, not to attend. Austria had a preponderance of influence in the Confederation and any agreed reform would probably have been broadly favourable to the Austrian interest. With the abscence of Prussia, which was, after Austria herself, inherently the second most powerful state in the confederation, nothing could be fully decided upon.
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What else does your free cities collection consist of and why are they called "free cities"?
is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
09/07/2006
<< <i>What else does your free cities collection consist of and why are they called "free cities"? >>
laurentyvan, my collection link is in my signature.
And here is a link to Wikipedia article about Hanseatic Union of free cities.
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