Franz Joseph Damian Junghanns (29 November 1800, in Stocksberg castle – 3 December 1875, in Baden-Baden) was a

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and leader in the

Baden Revolution The Baden Revolution (german: Badische Revolution) of 1848/1849 was a regional uprising in the Grand Duchy of Baden which was part of the revolutionary unrest that gripped almost all of Central Europe at that time. As part of the popular libera ...

of 1848. Junghanns studied from 1819 to 1823 at the

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and

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. In 1846, he was elected to the 12th season of the Second Chamber of Baden state parliament. He wasn't reelected in the 13th season, but took the place of his elected brother in 1847 and served until 1848. In May 1849 he took part in the

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Assembly and the Baden uprising. He was part of the provisional national committee during this time. Junghanns also served in the provisional German parliament at this point. After the revolution collapsed Junghanns took refuge in Elsass, Belgium, and

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, while in 1850 he was sentenced in absence to nine years in prison. He returned to Baden in 1859. After this he practiced law at Bühl and

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* Michael Bock: ''Die badischen Landtagsabgeordneten aus dem Amtsbezirk Wiesloch 1819–1933'', in: Wiesloch – Beiträge zur Geschichte Bd. 1, Ubstadt-Weiher 2000, pg. 152–155. {{DEFAULTSORT:Junghanns, Franz Joseph Damian 1800 births 1875 deaths People from Brackenheim Heidelberg University alumni Members of the Frankfurt Parliament