NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
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church of St. Paul
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church of St. Thomas
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church of Joseph
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church of Catholics
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Detailed explanation-1: -Frankfurt parliament was an all-German National Assembly formed by the middle-class professionals, businessmen and prosperous artisans belonging to the different German regions. It was convened on 18 May, 1848 in the Church of St. Paul, in the city of Frankfurt.
Detailed explanation-2: -A preliminary parliament (Vorparlament) met in Frankfurt am Main in March 1848 at the instigation of liberal leaders from all the German states (including Austria), and it called for the election of a national assembly (Nationalversammlung).
Detailed explanation-3: -St Paul’s Church (German: Paulskirche) is a former Protestant church in Frankfurt, Germany, used as a national assembly hall. Its important political symbolism dates back to 1848 when the Frankfurt Parliament convened there, the first publicly and freely-elected German legislative body.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the midst of the German March Revolution, the Frankfurt National Assembly (or the Frankfurt Parliament) convened to unify the German states and install a more liberal government.
Detailed explanation-5: -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 constitution was completed in March 1849: the German states were to be united as a German Empire headed by a German Emperor.