Herrenchiemsee convention

It was part of the process of drafting and adopting the current German constitution, the Basic Law (Grundgesetz).

The draft document prepared by the Herrenchiemsee convention served as a starting point for the deliberations of the Parlamentarischer Rat in Bonn during 1948 and 1949.

From 8 to 10 July, the minister-presidents met at Koblenz and proclaimed the establishment of a Federal Republic of Germany, which should only be a provisional arrangement but not a successor state of the German Reich.

Chaired by the representative of the Bavarian State Chancellery, the convention was inaugurated on 10 August at the Herrenchiemsee "Old Palace", a former residence of King Ludwig II.

The council in Bonn could rely on a highly-qualified conception with several contentious points resolved in advance, but many Social Democratic and Communist deputies originally objected against the strong exertion of influence by the states' governments.