Europe 1863: Schleswig-Holstein Question
24 December 1863
24 Dec 1863
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Schleswig-Holstein Question
24 Dec 1863 Schleswig-Holstein Question30 Oct 1864 Second Schleswig War14 Jun 1866 Outbreak of the Austro-Prussian War24 Jun 1866 Second Battle of Custoza22 Jul 1866 Königgrätz and its Aftermath21 Dec 1867 Austro-Hungarian Compromise1 Sep 1870 Franco-Prussian War20 Sep 1870 Siege of Paris28 Jan 1871 Unification of Germany and Fall of Paris10 May 1871 Treaty of Frankfurt
Schleswig and Holstein were two largely German duchies which had long been ruled by Denmark. In 1863 the Danes revised their constitution to tie Schleswig more closely to Denmark—outragingGerman nationalists across Europe, who wanted the two duchies free from foreign rule. Supporting the nationalist cause,the small German states of Hanover and Saxony responded by occupying Holstein on behalf of theGerman Confederation.
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