Liberalism in Germany

This article aims to give a historical outline of liberalism in Germany (German: Liberalismus).

The liberal parties dealt with in the timeline below are, largely, those which received sufficient support at one time or another to have been represented in parliament.

The early high points of liberalism in Germany were the Hambach Festival (1832) and the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states.

They favored a constitutional monarchy, popular sovereignty, and parliamentary rule.

Since 1945 only one liberal party has been significant in politics at the national level: The Free Democratic Party (Freie Demokratische Partei, FDP).