German National Association

For the Austrian parliamentary bloc formed in 1911, see Deutscher Nationalverband.

The German National Association, or German National Union (‹See Tfd›German: Deutscher Nationalverein) was a liberal political organisation, precursor of a party, in the German Confederation that existed from 1859 to 1867. It was formed by liberals and moderate democrats and aimed at forming a liberal, parliamentary Lesser German ("kleindeutsch"), Prussia-led national state.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Joll, James (1964), "Prussia and the German Problem, 1830−1866", The New Cambridge Modern History: Volume 10, The Zenith of European Power, 1830−1870, Cambridge University Press, p. 507
  2. ^ Phillips, Walter Alison (1911). "Germany/History" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 828–901, see page 870, para 6. Views as to Germany unity....The German National Union (Deutscher Nationalverein), organized in the autumn of 1859, favoured the exclusion of Austria and the establishment of a federation under the hegemony of Prussia; it represented the views of the so-called "Gothaer," the political heirs of the rump of the Frankfort parliament which had reassembled at Gotha in June 1849.....
  3. ^ Anderlik, Heidemarie; Asmuss, Burkhard; Spenkuch, Hartwin (1990), ""Eisen und Blut" (Iron and Blood): The Way to a German Nation-State", Bismarck - Prussia, Germany, and Europe, Berlin: German Historical Museum, archived from the original on 18 May 2006