The Grand Duke Friedrich of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, pressured by circumstances, had no choice but to reform the state's representative assembly.
Grand Duke Leopold I of Baden, also faced with ongoing disturbances and protest marches within his territory, announced that he would delegate some financial and administrative powers to the Parliament and relax censorship of publications to promote press freedom.
As for the Kingdom of Bavaria, their king, Ludwig I, was originally an enlightened patron of art and science. Since ascending to the throne in 1825, he had always been dedicated to pursuing grand architectural tastes, turning Munich, the capital of Bavaria, into one of the most culturally enriched and beautiful cities on the European Continent.
For this purpose, he even spared no expense to relocate the entire Bavarian State University—the University of Landshut—to Munich.
However, his enlightened image has been impacted by the recent widespread reform movement in Germany.
