 During the revolution of 1848-1849, he argued for a strong alliance between Prussia and Austria.However, differences between the two states came more to the fore under Austrian prime minister Prince Felix zu Schwarzenberg, and Bernstorff's opposition to the Prince's German policy brought about his recall from his post at the express wishes of the Austrian side in 1851.In 1851 and 1852, Bernstorff was a member of the first chamber of the Prussian Parliament ("Landtag"), the Prussian House of Lords, in the Alvensleben faction.