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| Agreement Olomouc Schwarzenburg, Felix zu |  |
| 29th Nov Olomouc Prussia gives up the Erfurt Union & returns to the old Confederation in Germany |
| Agreement Olomouc Frederick William IV |  |
| 29th Nov Olomouc Prussia gives up the Erfurt Union & returns to the old Confederation in Germany |
| Agreement Olomouc Manteuffel, Otto von | |
| 29th Nov Olomouc Prussia gives up the Erfurt Union & returns to the old Confederation in Germany |
| Alliance Schwarzenburg, Felix zu | |
| Bavaria Concludes an Alliance with the King of Bavaria |
| Wurttemburg Concludes an Alliance with the King of Wurttemberg |
| Birth Bernstein, Eduard | |
| Birth of Eduard Bernstein |
| Birth Albert |  |
| 1st May London Birth of Arthur, 7th child of Victoria & Albert, 2nd in line to the throne |
| Birth Arthur of Brittany | |
| London Birth of Arthur, 7th child of Victoria & Albert, 2nd in line to the throne |
| Birth Arthur of Connaught | |
| 1st May Birth of Arthur, 7th child of Victoria & Albert, 2nd in line to the throne |
| Birth Kitchener, Horatio Herbert | |
| 24th June Birth of Horatio Herbert Kitchener |
| Birth Victoria | |
| 1st May London Birth of Arthur, 7th child of Victoria & Albert, 2nd in line to the throne |
| Burial Peel, Robert | |
| Drayton Buried in Drayton |
| Capture of Nanking Hsiuch'ing, Yang |  |
| Nanking The rebel leader captures Nanking |
| Capture of Wuch'ang Hsiuch'ing, Yang | |
| Wuch'ang The rebel leader captures Wuch'ang |
| Composition Wagner, Richard | |
| The final composition of, "Lohengrin" |
| Composition Verdi, Giuseppe |  |
| Composes, "Stiffelio" |
| Congress of Berlin Radowitz, Joseph von | |
| May Berlin Holds a Congress of German Princes |
| Constitution Franz Josef I | |
| Franz Josef I rules as an absolute monarch for the next 10 yrs |
| Constitution Schwarzenburg, Felix zu | |
| Vienna Revives the German Confederation |
| Constitution Frederick William IV | |
| Berlin Refuses to abandon the Constitution after Schwarzenburg's offer to divide Germany |
| Death San Martin, Jose de |  |
| 17th Aug Boulogne Death of Jose de San Martin |
| Death Peel, Robert | |
| Death of Robert Peel, falls to his death from his horse |
| Death Wordsworth, William | |
| 23rd April London Death of William Wordsworth, 80 |
| Death Taylor, Zacharay |  |
| Death of Zacharay Taylor, dies of a stroke while in office |
| Denmark Prussia War Frederick William IV | |
| Holstein France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rulein Holstein |
| Schleswig France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rulein Schleswig |
| 2nd July Prussia makes peace with Denmark, following Tsar Nicholas 's advice |
| Denmark Prussia War Nicholas I |  |
| 2nd July Prussia makes peace with Denmark, following Tsar Nicholas 's advice |
| Diplomacy Schwarzenburg, Felix zu | |
| Glatz Asks for the Tsar's permission to annex Glatz, lost to Prussia in 1742, but is refused |
| Frederick William refuses to abandon his constitution |
| Rhineland Tells the French he is will surrender Rhenish Prussia to France for support in Germany |
| Warsaw Prussia accepts Austrian parity in Germany in exchange for reactionary policies |
| Warsaw Visits Tsar Nicholas to obtain a free hand against Prussia |
| 27th Nov Schwarzenburg & Manteuffel meet to discuss peace terms |
| Diplomacy Russell | |
| France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rulein Holstein |
| France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rulein Schleswig |
| 4th Nov Calls Pius IX's brief to establish a Catholic hierarchy in England & Wales "insolent" |
| Election Sverdrup, Johan |  |
| Oslo First elected to the Storting Parliament |
| Governor Radetzky, Johann Joseph Wenzel Anton | |
| Appointed Governor General of Lombardy-Venetia |
| Governor Steinmetz, Karl Friedrich von | |
| Cassel Appointed military Governor of Cassel |
| Independence Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Publishes letters to Lord Aberdeen pressing him for Austrian reform |
| Siciliy Privations of political prisoners make Gladstone a "Nationalist" & "Revolutionary" |
| Menai Bridge Stevenson, Robert | |
| Menairaits Completes the suspension bridge & opens it to traffic |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Manteuffel, Otto von | |
| Sep Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Radowitz, Joseph von | |
| 26th Sep Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Mobilization Franz Josef I | |
| 8th Nov Hesse Shots are exchanged between Austrian & Prussian soldiers, the 1st since 1778 |
| 9th Nov Alsace The French mobilize in Alsace & direct Prussian & Austrian aggression is diffused |
| 9th Nov Alsace Lorraine The French mobilize in Alsace & direct Prussian & Austrian aggression is diffused |
| Mobilization Frederick William IV | |
| 6th Nov The Prussian army is mobilized |
| 8th Nov Hesse Shots are exchanged between Austrian & Prussian soldiers, the 1st since 1778 |
| 9th Nov Alsace The French mobilize in Alsace & direct Prussian & Austrian aggression is diffused |
| 9th Nov Alsace Lorraine The French mobilize in Alsace & direct Prussian & Austrian aggression is diffused |
| Mobilization Manteuffel, Otto von | |
| 6th Nov The Prussian Army is mobilized |
| National Gall Albert | |
| 30th Aug London Lays the foundation stone of William Playfair's National Gallery |
| Painting Millais Millais, John | |
| London Completion of the painting, "Christ in the House of His Parents" |
| Party Leader Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| London Appointed Leader of the free trade Peelites on the death of Peel |
| Peace Manteuffel, Otto von | |
| 27th Nov Schwarzenburg & Manteuffel meet to discuss peace terms |
| Peelites Graham, James Robert George | |
| London Appointed Leader of the Peelites |
| Poet Laureate Tennyson | |
| 19th Nov Appointed Poet Laureate |
| President Eastlake, Charles | |
| Appointed President of the Royal Academy |
| President Fillmore, Millard | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 13th President |
| Press Bucher, Adolf Lothar | |
| London Appointed Editor of The National Zeitung while in exile in London |
| Protocol Schleswig Nicholas I | |
| Schleswig France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rulein Schleswig |
| Publication Barrett Browning, Elizabeth | |
| Publication of, "Sonnets From the Portuguese" |
| Rebellion Hsien Feng | |
| Taiping The Taiping begin a rebellion after Hsien Feng's accesion to the throne |
| Rebellion Frederick William IV | |
| Berlin Refuses to abandon the Constitution after Schwarzenburg's offer to divide Germany |
| Reform Russell | |
| 12th Mar London Provides for the confiscation of emblems & arms of rival Orange & Catholic parties |
| Rule of Erfurt Union Schwarzenburg, Felix zu | |
| 29th Nov Olomouc Prussia gives up the Erfurt Union & returns to the old Confederation in Germany |
| Rule of Holstein Nicholas I | |
| Holstein France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rulein Holstein |
| Rule of Schleswig Nicholas I | |
| Schleswig France, Britain & Russia sign a protocol recognizing Danish rulein Schleswig |
