April Laws
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The April Laws were a series of liberal reforms enacted in 1848 that transformed Hungary into a constitutional monarchy with expanded civil rights and parliamentary governance.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
liberal reforms
ⓘ
series of laws ⓘ |
| abolished |
feudal privileges
ⓘ
serfdom in Hungary ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
establishing parliamentary governance
ⓘ
expanding civil rights ⓘ limiting royal power ⓘ modernization of Hungary ⓘ |
| appliedIn | Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Kingdom of Hungary within the Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Hungarian Diet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1848 ⓘ |
| enactedInMonth | April 1848 ⓘ |
| established |
Hungarian Council of Ministers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
independent Hungarian government ⓘ separation of powers in Hungary ⓘ |
| expanded | suffrage for property-owning males ⓘ |
| grantedRight |
civil liberties for citizens
ⓘ
equality before the law ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Hungarian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType |
civil rights reform
ⓘ
constitutional reform ⓘ parliamentary reform ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Springtime of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | liberal constitutional ideas of 19th-century Europe ⓘ |
| introduced |
ministerial responsibility to parliament
ⓘ
parliamentary government ⓘ responsible government ⓘ |
| languageOfLegislation | Hungarian ⓘ |
| legacy |
foundation of modern Hungarian constitutionalism
ⓘ
symbol of Hungarian national independence ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfter1849 | partially revoked by Habsburg authorities ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Austrian imperial court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
conservative nobility ⓘ |
| partOf | Hungarian Revolution of 1848 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystemEstablished | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| previousPoliticalSystem | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| regulated |
representation in the Diet
ⓘ
taxation ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Revolutions of 1848 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sanctionedBy |
Ferdinand I of Austria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ferdinand V of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Ferenc Deák
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hungarian liberals NERFINISHED ⓘ Lajos Kossuth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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