 Antisemitic local riots occasionally occurred, especially during the Revolution of 1848.The merger of Alsace into Germany in 1871-1918 lessened antisemitic violence.The constitution of the "Reichsland" of 1911 reserved one seat in the first chamber of the "Landtag" for a representative of the Jewish Consistory of Alsace-Lorraine (besides two seats respectively for the two main Christian denominations).