Münchner Beer Revolution

The Munich Bierrevolution is a designation for a revolt against the Beer Prize of the Bavarian King Ludwig I in March 1844. Partly it is also called "Erste Bierrevolution", since there was another 1888 uprising to beer price increases. The historical events once again became popular in the course of the "Bayerische Biergartenrevolution" of May 12, 1995, whose self-chosen name is derived from the historical event.

On March 1, 1844, King Ludwig ordered the state-imposed beer price to be increased by 1 pfennig as a result of the scarcity of raw materials. While the previous increase in bread prices was still on the brink of beer, on the evening of March 1, riots broke out in the center of Munich - about two thousand citizens stormed the windows of the Munich breweries, threw window panes and destroyed furniture. However, the exhorting military refused all orders to go against the insurgents, and further measures against the insurgents were fruitless. On March 5, 1844, the King finally intervened, and the beer price increase was withdrawn. In October 1844, he went even further and ordered a reduction in the beer price for the Hofbräuhaus in Munich "to offer the military and the working class a healthy and comfortable drink. "The beer cost 5 instead of 6 1/2 cruisers from then on.

The successful insurrection is understood historically as a harbinger of the March Revolution in 1848, which in Munich have also been inflated on beer raises and may have happened several times in May. Friedrich Engels wrote in May 1844 a comment in the Northern Star under the title "Beer Riots in Bavaria", in which he implies that the masses of the people "will soon realize that it is just as easy for their [the authorities] Fear to teach. " Edit source text Weblinks Edit sourcetext Single-level Edit source text

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