Vienna in Revolt
May 15, 1848
A crowd invaded the Hofburg and the emperor's family fled to Innsbruck. For six months Vienna was held by students and radicals who abolished feudal dues and demanded a constitution. In October the army returned, shelled the city, and hanged the rebel leaders in the Prater. The 1848 revolutions died first in the cities where they had begun.
In context
Also in 1848 (7 other events on record)
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo · North America · Politics
- Communist Manifesto Published · Europe · Politics
- February Revolution in Paris · Europe · Politics
- Seneca Falls Convention · North America · Politics
- Gold at Sutter's Mill · North America · Politics
- Metternich Falls · Europe · Politics
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Era
Industrial Age (1801–1900), one of 513 events from that era on Saeculum.