national democracy By lnatsch11 Period: Feb 25, 1713 to May 31, 1740 King William (Wilhelm) I of Prussia Period: Nov 17, 1755 to Sep 16, 1824 Louis XVIII becomes king 1814 Kingdom of Sardinia annexes Lombardy after defeating Austria Jun 18, 1815 Defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo Period: Sep 16, 1824 to Aug 2, 1830 King Charles X Period: 1830 to 1848 King Louis Philippe 1831 Giuseppe Mazzini founded Young Italy Period: 1840 to 1849 Roman Republic Period: Jun 7, 1840 to Jan 2, 1861 King Frederick William IV of Prussia 1848 Frankfurt Assembly fails to unify Germany Period: 1848 to 1852 Louis Napoleon as President of the Second Republic 1849 Victor Emmanuel crowned King of Italy Period: 1852 to 1870 Louis Napoleon as Napoleon III of the Second Empire 1860 Giuseppe Garibaldi captures Sicily and Naples 1864 Prussia and Austria capture Schleswig and Holstein from Denmark 1866 Italy adds Venice 1866 Prussia defeats Austria in the Seven Weeks War Period: 1870 to 1940 Third French Republic Period: 1870 to 1871 German 2nd Reich Period: Jul 19, 1870 to May 10, 1871 Franco-Prussian War 1871 Italy adds Rome which completes unification Period: 1871 to 1890 Bismarck’s service as prime minister/chancellor Period: Mar 18, 1871 to May 28, 1871 Paris Commune Period: Jun 15, 1888 to Nov 9, 1918 Emperor William (Wilhelm) II of Germany 1894 Alfred Dreyfus convicted of treason in France