The uprising of Transylvania's Romanian peasants during…
1840 CE to 1851 CE
In Moldavia, Sturdza quashes the revolution overnight by arresting its leaders.
In Wallachia, however, a majority of the younger generation is averse to Russian and boyar dominance.
Revolutionary platforms call for universal suffrage, equal rights, unification of the two principalities, and freedom of speech, association, and assembly.
Although he sympathizes with the revolutionary movement, Bibescu lacks the courage to lead it.
After naming a revolutionary cabinet and signing a new constitution, he flees into Transylvania.
The new government of Wallachia quickly affirms its loyalty to the Porte and appeal to Austria, France, and Britain for support, hoping to avert a Russian invasion.
The government also forms a committee composed equally of boyars and peasants to discuss land reform.
Shocked by the revolution's success in Europe and fearful that it might spread into Russia, the tsar invades Moldavia and pressures the Porte to crush the rebels in Bucharest.
Dissatisfied with Turkey's weak resolve, Russia invades Wallachia and restores the Reglement.
After 1849 the two empires suppress the boyar assemblies in Wallachia and Moldavia and limit the tenure of their princes to seven years.
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