German liberals, who hold political power in…
1864 CE to 1875 CE
The Czech leaders, subsequently labeled Old Czechs, favor alliance with the conservative and largely Germanized Bohemian nobility and advocate the restoration of traditional Bohemian autonomy.
In essence, they want a reconstituted Bohemian Kingdom (including Moravia and Silesia) with a constitutional arrangement similar to Hungary's.
In 1871 the Old Czechs seem successful, for the government agrees to the Fundamental Articles, which would have reinstated the historic rights of the Bohemian Kingdom.
Violent protest from both German and Hungarian liberals ensues, however, and the articles are never adopted.
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