General elections were held in Luxembourg on 28 September 1848.
It also reduced the tax qualification from 10 florins to 10 francs.
[2] Although this doubled the number of voters from around 5,000 to 9,868, 95% of the population remained disenfranchised.
[3] Although the progressive Liberals and Catholics held a majority of seats, the accession of William III to the throne in 1849 reduced their power.
William opposed the 1848 constitution, supported the doctrinaire Liberals and demanded that the full power of the monarchy be restored.