Nationalism and Democracy By nicolasrobinson Period: 1814 to 1824 Louis XVIII becomes king Jul 18, 1815 Defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo Period: 1824 to 1830 King Charles X Period: 1830 to 1848 King louis Phillippe 1831 Giuseppe Mazzini founded Young Italy Period: 1840 to 1861 King Frederick William IV of Prussia 1847 Kingdom of Sardinia annexes Lombardy after defeating Austria Period: 1848 to 1852 louis napoléon as king of second republic 1849 Frankfurt Assembly fails to unify Germany Period: 1852 to 1870 Louis Napoleon becomes Napoleon III of the Second Empire Period: Jan 2, 1861 to Jan 1, 1871 King William (Wilhelm) I of Prussia Period: 1862 to 1890 Bismarck’s service as prime minister/chancellor Oct 30, 1864 Prussia and Austria capture Schleswig and Holstein from Denmark 1866 Prussia defeats Austria in the Seven Weeks War Period: 1870 to 1940 Third Republic Period: Jul 19, 1870 to May 10, 1871 Franco-Prussian War 1871 Italy adds Rome which completes unification 1871 Italy adds Venice 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 Jul 29, 1900 Victor Emmanuel crowned King of Italy Period: 1943 to 1945 German 2nd Reich