As such he was elected to the Frankfurt parliament in 1848.

In 1848, he was a member of the Frankfurt Parliament.

The latter also had a seat in the Frankfurt Parliament.

He became the first secretary of the Frankfurt Parliament.

He served as a member of the Frankfurt Parliament.

In 1848 he was elected a member of the revolutionary Frankfurt parliament, and acted as secretary to the committee for drawing up a proposed constitution.

He was 1848/49 also Member of the Frankfurt Parliament.

In 1849 he was arrested again and charged with high treason for having strongly criticized the new constitution adopted by the Frankfurt parliament.

Thus, the Frankfurt Parliament ended in failure for the German liberals.

After the dissolution of the Frankfurt Parliament, the tricolour vanished from public space.