Nationalism and Democracy By cwild Period: 1798 to 1798 Roman Republic Period: 1814 to 1815 King Louis XVIII of France 1815 Defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo Period: Sep 24, 1824 to May 29, 1825 King Charles X of France Period: Aug 9, 1830 to Feb 24, 1848 King Louis Philippe of France 1831 Giuseppe Mazzini founded Young Italy Period: Jun 7, 1840 to Jan 2, 1861 King Frederick William IV of Prussia 1848 Frankfurt Assembler fails to unify Germany Period: Dec 20, 1848 to 1852 Louis Napoleon as President of the Second French Republic Period: 1852 to 1870 Louis Napoleon as Napoleon III of the Second French Empire 1859 Kingdom of Sardinia annexes Lombardy after defeating Austria 1860 Giuseppe Garibaldi captures Sicily and Naples 1861 Victor Emmanuel crowned King of Italy Period: Jan 2, 1861 to Mar 9, 1888 King William (Wilhelm I) of Prussia Period: 1862 to 1890 Bismarck’s service as prime minister/chancello 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: Jul 19, 1870 to Jan 28, 1871 Franco-Prussian War 1871 Italy adds Rome which completes unification Period: 1871 to 1918 German Second Reich Period: Mar 28, 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