Abstract
The work is divided into five main sections. The first of them summarizes the events that happened between 1815 and 1848 in the development of so called German matter.
The second section deals with the accession of Felix Prince of Schwarzenberg to the office of the prime minister, the situation in the German area in the first half of 1849, and the negotiation of possible ways of formation of the united German state. The third section concerns itself with Schwarzenberg's extra-German policy.
The last two sections are focused on the events in German states. The attention is paid here to the contest of Austria against the Erfurt Union which culminated in signing the so called Punctation of Olmutz and the subsequent conference of German sovereigns in Dresden, which led to restoration of the system of the German Confederation.