Background
Konstantin was born on 12 September in 1817.
Konstantin was born on 12 September in 1817.
Frantz's philosophy was a combination of Protestant religion, the philosophy of Schelling, and the Romantic concept of the individuality of nations as well as every regional unit. He deplored the triumph of Roman law, the commercial mentality, centralized bureaucracy, and Bismarck's unification of Germany under Prussian dominance. He insisted upon a federative society, ascending from families and estates-within-the-state (StändeStande) to regional units (StämmeStamme). He further hoped for a Central European confederation to include a decentralized Germany, Austria, and the western Slavic nations, the latter to have cultural and administrative autonomy. Finally, he hoped for a Central and Western confederation. Frantz's ideas were scarcely noticed until after World War I.