# Kraków Uprising (1846)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1846-krakow-uprising
Location: Kraków

Conspirators proclaimed a national government in the Free City of Kraków, but the rising was crushed within days by Austrian troops. Within the broader Partitioned Poland period: Without a state, Poles preserved their nation through uprisings, emigration, Romantic literature, 'organic work' and modern political movements, while facing Russification and Germanisation. At this point in the timeline (1846), the governing authority was Nicholas I (King of Poland (Tsar of Russia)). Crowned King of Poland in Warsaw in 1829; declared deposed by the Sejm in 1831, he crushed the November Uprising and revoked Polish autonomy. Kraków Uprising mattered because a revolt against the existing order tested the strength of rulers and the aspirations of the nation. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Kraków Uprising mattered because a revolt against the existing order tested the strength of rulers and the aspirations of the nation.

Ruler at the time: [Nicholas I](https://poland-history.com/rulers/nicholas-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Kraków Uprising](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krak%C3%B3w_Uprising)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Kraków Uprising](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Krak%C3%B3w+Uprising)
- [Wikipedia — History of Poland (1795–1918) (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Poland_(1795%E2%80%931918))