Declaration of Hungarian independence (1849)
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The Declaration of Hungarian independence (1849) was the proclamation by Lajos Kossuth and the Hungarian revolutionary government that formally severed ties with the Habsburg Monarchy and asserted Hungary’s status as a sovereign state during the 1848–1849 revolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
declaration of independence
ⓘ
historical document ⓘ political proclamation ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Hungarian Diet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Hungarian Revolution of 1848
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Revolutions of 1848 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | rejection of the April Laws’ limitation under Habsburg authority ⓘ |
| country | Hungary ⓘ |
| date | 1849-04-14 ⓘ |
| declaredBy |
Hungarian National Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hungarian revolutionary government NERFINISHED ⓘ Lajos Kossuth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued war against Austrian and Russian forces ⓘ |
| governmentForm | revolutionary government ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century European revolutions
ⓘ
Springtime of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Hungarian nationalism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
liberal nationalism ⓘ |
| language | Hungarian ⓘ |
| legalEffectClaimed |
asserted Hungary as a sovereign state
ⓘ
severed ties with the Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ |
| legalStatusInEmpire | considered illegal and rebellious by the Habsburg authorities ⓘ |
| opposedEntity |
Habsburg Monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Habsburg-Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Debrecen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
establishment of an independent Hungarian state
ⓘ
rejection of Habsburg rule ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Austrian court’s attempt to roll back Hungarian reforms
ⓘ
Hungarian Revolution of 1848 outbreak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| readBy | Lajos Kossuth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDocument | April Laws (Hungary) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Austrian–Hungarian War (1848–1849)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian intervention in Hungary (1849) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPlace | Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
escalation of conflict with the Habsburg Empire
ⓘ
temporary assertion of Hungarian statehood ⓘ |
| roleOfLajosKossuth | Governor-President of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key document of the Hungarian national movement
ⓘ
symbol of Hungarian struggle for independence ⓘ |
| status | not internationally recognized at the time ⓘ |
| subject |
Hungarian sovereignty
ⓘ
dethronement of the Habsburg dynasty in Hungary ⓘ secession from the Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ |
| temporalContext | late phase of the 1848–1849 Hungarian War of Independence ⓘ |
| typeOfIndependence | unilateral declaration of independence ⓘ |
| year | 1849 ⓘ |
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