London Conference (1848)

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At the London Conference in October 1848 , the Schleswig-Holstein question was the subject of discussions.

With the emergence of national consciousness in the 19th century, Denmark's endeavor arose on the one hand to turn the centuries-old personal union into a real union, and on the other hand, the German national movement gave rise to the idea of ​​Schleswig-Holstein's separation from the Danish regent. When the Danish King Frederick VII. The incorporation of Schleswig had determined to Denmark, the Schleswig-Holstein collected.

At the London conference, the Danish side proposed an arrangement based on the separation of Schleswig from Holstein . Holstein should continue to belong to the German Confederation , Schleswig (a Danish fiefdom) with a separate constitution become part of the Danish crown. Great Britain and Russia supported the project, and Prussia and the German government in Frankfurt also accepted the plan on January 27, 1849.

But the mediation failed because of the rejection by Denmark, whose ruler adhered to the principle of indissoluble connection with the Danish crown. The Malmö armistice then came to an end and on April 3, 1849, fighting flared up again in the Schleswig-Holstein uprising .