1839 in Germany

Incumbents

• * Monarch – Frederick William III Kingdom of Bavaria
• * Monarch - Ludwig I
• * Prime Minister – Karl von Abel Kingdom of Saxony
• * Frederick Augustus Kingdom of Hanover– Ernest Augustus Kingdom of Württemberg – William

Events

• April 7- The first long-distance railway opened Leipzig-Dresden railway.
• April 19- The Duchy of Limburg created in 1839 from parts of the Dutch Province of Limburg as a result of the Treaty of London and part of German Confederation.
• April 19- Britain, Prussia, France and the Netherlands agree to the Treaty of London that guaranteed the neutrality of Belgium.

Births

• January 4 - Carl Humann, German archaeologist
• April 3 – Karl, Freiherr von Prel, German philosopher
• July 12 - Jean Baptiste Holzmayer, German archaeologist
• July 17- Friedrich Gernsheim, German composer, conductor and pianist.
• October 2 – Hans Thoma, German painter
• November 20 – Christian Wilberg, German painter

Deaths

• January 6 – Princess Marie of Orléans, Duchess of Wurtenberg
• January 12 – Joseph Anton Koch, Austrian painter of the German Romantic movement March 20 – Caspar Voght, German businessman
• August 3 – Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist and translator
• September 4 – Hermann Olshausen, German theologian
• September 29 – Friedrich Mohs, German geologist, mineralogist
• November 18 – Wilhelmine von Wrochem, flutist, singer and actress