Many of the reforms promised in March…
1840 CE to 1851 CE
The National Assembly publishes the constitution it had drafted during months of hard debate.
It proposed the unification of Germany as a federation with a hereditary emperor and a parliament with delegates elected directly.
The constitution resolves the dispute between supporters of "Little Germany," that is, a united Germany that would exclude Austria and the Habsburg Empire, and those supporting "Large Germany," which would include both.
The constitution advocates the latter.
The Prussian king, Friedrich Wilhelm IV, is elected united Germany's first emperor.
He refuses the crown, stating that he can be elected only by other kings.
At this point, the assembly disbands.
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