Historically in Europe, the watershed year for romantic nationalism was 1848, when a revolutionary wave spread across the continent; numerous nationalistic revolutions occurred in various fragmented regions (such as Italy) or multinational states (such as the Austrian Empire).
在欧洲历史上，浪漫民族主义的分水岭年份是1848年，当时革命浪潮席卷了整个大陆；多个民族革命发生在各个支离破碎的地区（如意大利）或者在多民族的国家（如奥地利帝国）。