Timetoast timeline

  • Congress of viena

    Congress of viena
    The Congress of Vienna (1814–1815) was a meeting of European powers to restore borders and balance after Napoleon’s defeat.
  • Waterloo Battle

    Waterloo Battle
    Battle of Waterloo (1815): Final defeat of Napoleon by European allies, ending his rule.
  • Louis XVIII, king of France

    Louis XVIII, king of France
    Louis XVIII (1815–1824): Restored Bourbon king of France after Napoleon’s fall.
  • Spanish Liberal Biennium

    Spanish Liberal Biennium
    Spanish Liberal Biennium (1820–1823): A brief period of liberal rule in Spain after a military uprising.
  • Charles X, king of France

    Charles X, king of France
    Charles X (1824–1830): Last Bourbon king of France, overthrown in the 1830 Revolution.
  • Independence of Belgium

    Independence of Belgium
    Independence of Belgium (1830): Belgium separated from the Netherlands and became an independent kingdom.
  • Louis Philippe, king of France

    Louis Philippe, king of France
    Louis Philippe (1830–1848): Known as the “Citizen King,” he ruled after Charles X and was overthrown in the 1848 revolution.
  • Independence of Greece

    Independence of Greece
    Independence of Greece (1830): Greece gained independence from the Ottoman Empire after a long war.
  • The Zollverein

    The Zollverein
    The Zollverein (1834): A customs union formed by German states to promote economic unity and free trade.
  • France Second Republic

    France Second Republic
    France Second Republic (1848–1852): Republican government established after the 1848 revolution, before Napoleon III’s empire.
  • Revolution of 1848, the Spring of Nations

    Revolution of 1848, the Spring of Nations
    Revolution of 1848 (Spring of Nations): A series of uprisings across Europe, driven by demands for democratic reforms and national independence.
  • France's Second Empire: Napoleon III

    France's Second Empire: Napoleon III
    France’s Second Empire (1852–1870): Period when Napoleon III ruled as emperor, following the collapse of the Second Republic.
  • Battles of Magenta and Solferino

    Battles of Magenta and Solferino
    Battles of Magenta and Solferino (1859): Key victories for France and Sardinia against Austria, leading to the unification of Italy.
  • Victor Emmanuel II King of Italy

    Victor Emmanuel II King of Italy
    Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy (1861): Became the first king of unified Italy after the country’s unification.
  • Garibaldi conquered the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

    Garibaldi conquered the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
    Garibaldi conquered the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1860): Giuseppe Garibaldi led a successful campaign to capture southern Italy, helping unify the country.
  • Danish-Prussian War

    Danish-Prussian War
    Danish-Prussian War (1864): A conflict where Prussia and Austria defeated Denmark, gaining control of Schleswig and Holstein.
  • Austrian-Prussian War

    Austrian-Prussian War
    Austrian-Prussian War (1866): A conflict between Prussia and Austria, leading to Prussia’s victory and the exclusion of Austria from German affairs.
  • French Prussian War

    French Prussian War
    French-Prussian War (1870–1871): A war between France and Prussia, which led to France's defeat and the unification of Germany under Kaiser Wilhelm I.
  • Wilhelm I, Kaiser of the II German Reich

    Wilhelm I, Kaiser of the II German Reich
    Wilhelm I, Kaiser of the Second German Reich (1871): Became the first emperor of the unified German Empire after the defeat of France.