"The Imperial Constitution campaign (German: Reichsverfassungskampagne) was an initiative driven by radical democratic politicians in Germany in the mid-19th century that developed into the civil warlike fighting in several German states known also as the May Uprisings (Maiaufstände). These conflicts against the counter-revolutionaries began in May 1849 and varied in length and intensity depending on the region. Some lasted until July that year. They marked the end phase of the popular and nationalist March Revolution that had started in March 1848.
The Imperial Constitution campaign had as its goal the recognition of the Frankfurt Constitution that had been put together by the first pan-German, democratically elected parliament, the Frankfurt Parliament. The campaign was triggered by the refusal of the imperial crown by King Frederick William IV of Prussia and the dissolution of the national assembly. Its parliamentarians then formed the so-called Rump Parliament for several weeks in Stuttgart, the capital of the Kingdom of Württemberg, until this assembly, too, was dissolved by force by Württemberg troops. The call for a campaign was supported by Georg Friedrich Kolb, Heinrich Herrmann Riemann and others." - (en.wikipedia.org 13.02.2024)
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