Freiberg Reichstag constituency explained

The Freiberg Reichstag constituency was constituency No. 9 in the Kingdom of Saxony which returned a deputy to the German Reichstag. It was based upon the town of Freiberg.

Following the North German Confederation Treaty the Kingdom of Saxon entered the North German Confederation in 1866.[1] As a consequence, the Kingdom returned Deputies to the Reichstag. After the founding of the German Empire on 18 January 1871, the deputies were returned to the Reichstag of the German Empire.[2] Following this Saxony participated in Reichstag elections from February 1867. Freiberg Reichstag constituency returned a series of Reichstag Deputies until 1919 when the existing constituencies were scrapped.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Headlam . J. W. . Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire by J. W. Headlam . www.heritage-history.com . Heritage History . 19 August 2020.
  2. Web site: J. W. . Headlam . Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire by J. W. Headlam . www.heritage-history.com . Heritage History . 19 August 2020.