London Protocol of 1852

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The London Protocol of 1852 was an international agreement in which the European great powers recognized the integrity of the Danish monarchy and its succession arrangements, setting the stage for later tensions that led to the Second Schleswig War.

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London Protocol of 1852 canonical 3
London Protocol 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic protocol
international agreement
treaty
aimedTo maintain European balance of power in the Baltic region
prevent conflict over the Danish succession
bindingOn European great powers
category Treaties of Austria
Treaties of Denmark
Treaties of France
Treaties of Prussia
Treaties of Russia
Treaties of Sweden-Norway
Treaties of the United Kingdom
concerns Danish monarchy
Duchy of Holstein
Duchy of Lauenburg
Duchy of Schleswig
confirmed personal union of Denmark with Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg under the Danish crown
context First Schleswig War aftermath
contributedTo later tensions between Denmark and the German Confederation
dateSigned 1852-05-08
designatedHeir Prince Christian of Glücksburg
future King Christian IX of Denmark
followed First Schleswig War armistice arrangements
historicalPeriod 19th-century European diplomacy
language English
French
legalBasisFor succession of Christian IX to the Danish throne
limited rights of the German Confederation in Schleswig and Holstein
placeSigned London
linked to: London, England
predecessorAgreement Treaty of London (1839)
recognized Holstein and Lauenburg as German fiefs under the Danish king
Schleswig as a fief of the Danish crown
integrity of the Danish monarchy
territorial integrity of Denmark
regulated Danish succession
succession in the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein
relatedToConflict Second Schleswig War
signatory Austria
Denmark
France
Prussia
Russia
Sweden-Norway
linked to: Sweden–Norway

United Kingdom
stipulated indivisibility of the Danish monarchy
underminedBy Danish November Constitution of 1863
usedAsJustificationBy Prussia for intervention in Schleswig and Holstein
violatedBy Danish attempt to integrate Schleswig more closely with Denmark in 1863

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Second Schleswig War relatedTo London Protocol of 1852
First Schleswig War endedBy London Protocol of 1852
First Schleswig War relatedTo London Protocol
linked to: London Protocol of 1852
Schleswig Wars relatedTo London Protocol of 1852