Liberal and nationalist ideologies spark revolutions across…
1840 CE to 1851 CE
The proclamation of the revolutionary Second Republic in France in late February shakes conservative Austria.
Popular expectations of war cause a financial panic in the Habsburg Empire that works to the advantage of the revolutionaries.
By early March, events throughout the empire are accelerating faster than the government can control them.
As a symbol of conservative government, Klemens von Metternich is an early casualty of the revolution.
His resignation and flight in mid-March only lead to greater demands.
By mid- April the court sanctions sweeping liberal reforms passed by the Hungarian diet.
In May the government is forced to announce plans for a popularly elected constituent assembly for the Habsburg lands.
This assembly, the first parliament in Austrian history, opens in July 1848.
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