Frankfurt Parliament (1848-1849)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Frankfurt_Parliament_(1848-1849)
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:constitutionAdopted 1849-03-28
gptkbp:constitutionName gptkb:Paulskirchenverfassung
gptkbp:constitutionType liberal constitution
gptkbp:country gptkb:German_Confederation
gptkbp:date 1848-04-01
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Kleindeutschland_vs._Grossdeutschland_solution
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:military_organization
failure to gain support from German states
gptkbp:endDate 1849-05-31
gptkbp:firstSession 1848-05-18
gptkbp:Frederick_William_IV_of_Prussia refused the crown
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first freely elected parliament for all of Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Frankfurt Parliament (1848-1849)
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:lastSession 1849-05-31
gptkbp:legacy influenced later German constitutions
gptkbp:legislature unicameral
gptkbp:location gptkb:Frankfurt_am_Main
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:St._Paul's_Church,_Frankfurt
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Paulskirchenparlament
gptkbp:notableAction abolished feudal privileges
debated German unification
debated civil liberties
proposed basic rights for citizens
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Eduard_von_Simson
gptkb:Carl_Schurz
gptkb:Friedrich_Hecker
gptkb:Johann_Gustav_Droysen
gptkb:Heinrich_von_Gagern
gptkb:Ludwig_Uhland
gptkb:Robert_Blum
gptkbp:numberOfMembers approximately 809
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Frankfurter_Nationalversammlung
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Prussia
gptkb:Austrian_Empire
other German states
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:March_Revolution_(1848)
gptkbp:president gptkb:Heinrich_von_Gagern
gptkbp:purpose create a unified German constitution
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:German_revolutions_of_1848–1849
gptkb:Paulskirchenverfassung
gptkb:St._Paul's_Church,_Frankfurt
gptkbp:result failure to unify Germany
Paulskirchenverfassung (St. Paul's Church Constitution)
gptkbp:significantEvent offered German crown to Frederick William IV of Prussia
gptkbp:startDate 1848-05-18
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Rump_Parliament_(Stuttgart)
gptkbp:votingSystem direct elections
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Deutscher_Bund
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6