Among his closest collaborators in this endeavour were two other radical liberal nationalists from the younger generation, Albert Kramer and Bogumil Vošnjak.

Ernest Renan and John Stuart Mill are often thought to be early liberal nationalists.

In 19th century Germany believers in national liberalism differed from liberal nationalists in that they believed in a more authoritarian presence in Europe and a strong Germanic Empire.

On March 15, 1848, liberal nationalists declared Hungary a constitutional monarchy under the Hapsburg crown.

Although the forces unleashed by the French Revolution were seemingly under control after the Vienna Congress, the conflict between conservative forces and liberal nationalists was only deferred at best.

In 1859 he joined the German National Association, a party that united moderate democrats and liberal nationalists and advocated the formation of a liberal 'small Germany' under Prussian leadership (rather than a 'great Germany' under Austrian leadership).

After the mid-1880s, Svetec grew closer to the Slovene liberal nationalists, and finally joined the National Progressive Party.

Racial antisemitism was first advanced in Slovenia by some liberal nationalists, like Josip Vošnjak.

These positions were close to the ideas of Carniolan pro-German liberals such as Anastasius Grün, but were at odds with the project of an autonomous United Slovenia within the Austrian Empire, supported by most Slovenian liberal nationalists.

The INC was founded in the late 19th century by liberal nationalists demanding the creation of a more liberal and autonomous India.