Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire Schwarzenberg had so successfully maintained. Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire A set of revolutions took place in the Austrian Empire from March 1848 to November 1849. Much of the revolutionary activity had a nationalist character: the Empire, ruled from Vienna, included ethnic Germans, Hungarians, Slovenes, Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Ruthenians (Ukrainians), Romanians, Croats, Venetians (Italians) and Serbs; all of whom attempted in the course of the revolution to either achieve autonomy, independence, or even hegemony over other nationalities. The nationalist picture was further complicated by the simultaneous events in the German states, which moved toward greater German national unity.
Footballer of the Year in Germany 1963–1991, the publication "Die Neue Fußballwoche" awarded the East German Footballer of the Year award. Footballer of the Year in Germany The title Footballer of the Year () has been awarded in Germany since 1960. In 1996 the title Women's Footballer of the Year () was awarded for the first time. Both awards are determined by a poll of German football journalists from the Association of German Sports Journalists ("Verband Deutscher Sportjournalisten") and the publication kicker. Eligible are German players abroad and players in Germany. The current titleholders are Toni Kroos from Real Madrid and Dzsenifer Marozsán from Olympique Lyonnais.