The Unification of Germany

In 1847, Friedrich Wilhelm called a united diet composed of representatives from the eight local meetings of the estates in Prussia. Instead of doing their duty to the king and approve new loans, they instead refused to do any such thing until the king agreed to grant them a regular meeting. When news of the revolution in France reached Berlin, the king did not waste much time trying to head things off. But at present, he was bound by the decision of the greater German confederation to abide by the carl's bad decrees.