October Diploma
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The October Diploma was an 1860 constitutional reform in the Austrian Empire that attempted to introduce limited federalism and restore some political rights to the empire’s regional diets.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional reform
ⓘ
imperial decree ⓘ |
| affectedEntity |
Cisleithanian lands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hungarian Crown lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
introduce limited federalism in the Austrian Empire
ⓘ
restore some political rights to regional diets ⓘ |
| appliesTo | non-Hungarian crown lands of the Austrian Empire ⓘ |
| changedRoleOf | Reichsrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | post-1848 constitutional question in the Austrian Empire ⓘ |
| country | Austrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
ambiguity of federalist provisions
ⓘ
not going far enough in constitutional liberalization ⓘ |
| date | 1860-10-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy | February Patent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedByDate | 1861 ⓘ |
| grantedInstitution | Reichsrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedPowersTo |
provincial diets
ⓘ
regional diets ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
federalism in the Habsburg monarchy
ⓘ
relationship between central government and provincial diets ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| inForceUntil | largely replaced by the February Patent of 1861 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Franz Joseph I of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalForm | imperial patent ⓘ |
| legalStatus | partially superseded by the February Patent ⓘ |
| limited |
centralized bureaucratic control
ⓘ
powers of the central ministries ⓘ |
| motivation | need to stabilize the empire after military and financial difficulties ⓘ |
| partOf | Habsburg constitutional experiments of the 1860s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfIssue | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | conservative-federalist compromise ⓘ |
| predecessor | Bach system ⓘ |
| reactionFrom |
German liberals in the Austrian Empire
ⓘ
Hungarian political elites ⓘ |
| restored | some competencies of provincial estates ⓘ |
| signedBy | Franz Joseph I of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Austrian constitutional history ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | constitutional reorganization of representation ⓘ |
| year | 1860 ⓘ |
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