Revolutionary Germany?

Could a revolution similar to the French revolution: liberal, democratic, republican, proto-nationalist, secular, etc. have taken place and been somewhat successful around the same time in a large part of german Europe? What are some plausible PODs? Would the separation of the germans into an enormous number of states have made the revolution easier or harder?
 
Could a revolution similar to the French revolution: liberal, democratic, republican, proto-nationalist, secular, etc. have taken place and been somewhat successful around the same time in a large part of german Europe? What are some plausible PODs? Would the separation of the germans into an enormous number of states have made the revolution easier or harder?

If you stretch the around the same time criteria a little a successful German revolution of 1848 would met all your other criteria. Although it would probably become a constitutional monarchy and not a republic
 
Could a revolution similar to the French revolution: liberal, democratic, republican, proto-nationalist, secular, etc. have taken place and been somewhat successful around the same time in a large part of german Europe? What are some plausible PODs? Would the separation of the germans into an enormous number of states have made the revolution easier or harder?

Certainly not similar. There is no "Paris", no single place where political, economic and cultural power is concentrated to that degree. That alone would make it look quite different.
 
The 1848 revolution succeeding in Austria-Hungary would probably have resulted in an independant Hungary and Croatia. What about Bohemia-Moravia? The 'Paris' of Czechia was predominantly german at the time, but the population as a whole was more slavic. What would have happened to Galicia?

I suppose the answer depends a great deal on whether Prussia falls to the revolution. If Prussia remains a monarchy they'll very much prefer an independant Czechia as a buffer, and might partition Galicia with Russia. If Prussia becomes a republic Czechia might seem a necessary part of a 'federal republic of germany.' Posen might unite with Galicia and Krakow to form a Polish republic.
 
The 1848 revolution succeeding in Austria-Hungary would probably have resulted in an independant Hungary and Croatia. What about Bohemia-Moravia? The 'Paris' of Czechia was predominantly german at the time, but the population as a whole was more slavic. What would have happened to Galicia?

I suppose the answer depends a great deal on whether Prussia falls to the revolution. If Prussia remains a monarchy they'll very much prefer an independant Czechia as a buffer, and might partition Galicia with Russia. If Prussia becomes a republic Czechia might seem a necessary part of a 'federal republic of germany.' Posen might unite with Galicia and Krakow to form a Polish republic.

With Russia right next to it the life time of that Polish republic could be measured in days.

Btw, republics are generally a whole lot less willing to give up territory than a monarchy, for a king the land and people are just assets to be used and traded away when necessary, for a republic there's romanticized nationalism and the revenge of the voters involved.
 
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