of check. In 1838 Karl Friedrich Nebenius, an out and out liberal and the author of the 1818 constitution, became Minister for the Interior (Innenminister), but had to resign in October 1839 due to "differences" with the conservative von Blittersdorf who now himself became Minister-President, and effectively, the head of government. He quickly found himself in a state of virtually permanent conflict with the "parliament", and relations became yet more confrontational after elections in 1841. Eventually, towards the end of 1843, the Grand Duke felt he could no longer sign off on von Blittersdorf's ever more conservative measures: in November it was the Minister-President who resigned, returning to his former role as the Grand Duchy's envoy to the "Bundestag". He resigned in March 1848. He saw the revolution as vindication of his determination to crack down on liberal tendencies, and lived out his final years at Frankfurt, by now a withdrawn and embittered figure. Awards and honours 1827 Grand Cross: Order of the Zähringer Lion 1840 Knight's Cross: House Order of Fidelity References People from Baden Politicians from Frankfurt Corps students Ministers of the Grand Duchy of Baden Barons of Germany 1792 births 1861 deaths