Europe 1863: Schleswig-Holstein Question
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Schleswig-Holstein Question
24 Dec 1863 Schleswig-Holstein Question
30 Oct 1864 Second Schleswig War
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Schleswig and Holstein were two largely German duchies which had long been ruled by Denmark. In 1863 the Danes revised their constitution to tie Schleswig more closely to Denmark - outraging German nationalists across Europe, who wanted the two duchies free from foreign rule. Supporting the nationalist cause, the small German states of Hanover and Saxony marched into Holstein.
