Timeline Monday 20 September 1819

Events on Monday 20 September 1819 1

• 1819 Carlsbad Decrees issued German Confederation cracks down on liberal nationalism Meeting at Karlovy Vary at Austria's urging, representatives of the German Confederation adopted decrees that censored the press, banned nationalist student fraternities, and placed universities under state supervision. The decrees were a direct response to the assassination of August von Kotzebue and growing liberal agitation. They remained a cornerstone of conservative repression in Germany for decades.