Revolutions of 1848
January 12, 1848 – October 4, 1849
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Wave of liberal and national revolutions across Europe. Most were crushed, but they ended the French monarchy, serfdom in Austria and Metternich's career.
Location
- Paris, Vienna, Berlin and other cities 48.2082, 16.3738
Commanders
Other 4
Napoleon III
Politician, Elected President of the French Republic in December 1848 · 1808–1873
Louis Philippe I
King of the French, Overthrown in February 1848 · 1773–1850
Klemens von Metternich
Chancellor of Austria, Forced to resign and flee in March 1848 · 1773–1859
Giuseppe Mazzini
Revolutionary, Led the short-lived Roman Republic · 1805–1872
