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The Frankfurt Parliament (German: Frankfurter Nationalversammlung, literally Frankfurt National Assembly) was the first freely elected parliament for all German states, including the German-populated areas of the Austrian Empire, elected on 1 May 1848 (see German federal election, 1848).
Frankfurt National Assembly, German national parliament (May 1848–June 1849) that tried and failed to create a united German state during the liberal Revolutions of 1848. A preliminary parliament (Vorparlament) met in Frankfurt am Main in March 1848 at the instigation of liberal leaders from all.
On 18 May 1848, in a festive procession, 831 elected representatives marched on to take their places in the Frankfurt Parliament. At the Frankfurt Parliament, a Constitution was drafted for a German nation.
On 18 May 1848, the members of the first German parliament assembled in St Paul’s Church to deliberate on a liberal constitution and the formation of a German nation state. For its first President (Speaker), the National Assembly elected Heinrich von Gagern, a highly respected liberal politician.
In March 1848, under the pressure of revolutionary turmoil, the Confederation Diet called for a National Parliament ( Nationalversammlung) to meet in Frankfurt and draft a national constitution. The Frankfurt Parliament, created to establish a united German state, also became its symbol.
The Frankfurt Parliament was called to discuss reforms and attempt to draft a constitution for a unified Germany. This was seen as the best way to stop the political unrest.
The Frankfurt National Assembly (also known as the German National Assembly, or the Frankfurt Parliament) was an important, but ultimately powerless political body that met during the Revolution of 1848–49. It convened for its constitutive session in St. Paul’s Church in Frankfurt on May 18, 1848.
Elected by all “independent” adult males, the Frankfurt National Assembly (also known as the German National Assembly or the Frankfurt Parliament) was the first all-German parliament. It convened for the first time on May 18, 1848, in Frankfurt am Main.
The Frankfurt Parliament ( German: Frankfurter Nationalversammlung, literally Frankfurt National Assembly) was the first freely elected parliament for all German states, including the German-populated areas of the Austrian Empire, elected on 1 May 1848 (see German federal election, 1848 ).
Parliament. Revolution and the National Assembly in Frankfurt am Main 1848/1849. On 18 May 1848, the members of the first German parliament assembled in St Paul’s Church to deliberate on a liberal constitution and the formation of a German nation state.
