Editing Christian IX (section)

===Second Schleswig War===
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Under pressure, Christian signed the November Constitution, a treaty that made Schleswig part of Denmark. This resulted in the [[Second Schleswig War]] between Denmark and a Prussian/Austrian alliance in 1864. The [[London Conference of 1864|Peace Conference]] broke up without having arrived at any conclusion; the outcome of the war was unfavorable to Denmark and led to the incorporation of Schleswig into Prussia in 1865. Holstein was likewise incorporated into Austria in 1865, then Prussia in 1866, following further conflict between Austria and [[Prussia]].

Following the loss, Christian IX went behind the backs of the Danish government to contact the Prussians, offering that the whole of Denmark could join the [[German Confederation]], if Denmark could stay united with Schleswig and Holstein. This proposal was rejected by [[Otto von Bismarck|Bismarck]], who feared that the ethnic strife in Schleswig between Danes and Germans would then stay unresolved. Christian IX's negotiations were not publicly known until published in the 2010 book ''[[Dommedag Als]]'' by [[Tom Buk-Swienty]], who had been given access to the royal archives by Queen [[Margrethe II]].<ref>[http://politiken.dk/kultur/article1038865.ece Hemmeligt arkiv: Kongen tilbød Danmark til tyskerne efter 1864] 18 August 2010 (politiken.dk)</ref>