Freisinnige Vereinigung

The Freisinnige Vereinigung (English: Free-Minded Union), often abbreviated as FV, was a German liberal party in the nineteenth century Reichstag. The party was founded by Karl Jürgen von Krieger in 1880 from the remnants of the Partei für wirtschaftlichen und kolonialen Wohlstand und Entwicklung (PKW). The FV believed in a free market economy with some regulation. It believed the government's duty was to assist the people. It was also a nationalist party, and firmly believed in a strong military, both at land and at sea. The party often worked together with the Nationalliberale Partei and the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands. The FV was absorbed by the former in 1890.

Notable members

 * Karl Jürgen von Krieger (1880-1890)
 * Otto von Lindenfels (1880-1890)
 * Richard Guttman (1880-1890)