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Francis Deak

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Francis Deak Hung. Deák Ferenc , 1803-76, Hungarian politician. A landed proprietor and lawyer, he entered the Hungarian diet in 1833 and became minister of justice after the revolution of Mar., 1848. He vainly opposed Louis Kossuth , trying to prevent an open break with Austria, and upon his failure he withdrew from public affairs. After the defeat (1849) of the Hungarian revolutionists, Deak became the recognized leader of his nation. Though always advocating the continued union of Austria and Hungary, he insisted on the restoration of the Hungarian constitution of 1848, Hunga... Read more
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
...aspirations for independence and Emperor Francis Joseph 's desire for a strong, centralized...Hungarians, the elder Count Andrássy and Francis Deak , divided the Hapsburg empire into two...Russia among the South Slavs. Archduke Francis Ferdinand , heir to the throne, apparently...on Serbia after ... Read more
Julius Andrássy, Count
...program of Louis Kossuth and after the Hungarian defeat he went into exile, mostly in Paris and London, until 1858. With Francis Deak he then rose to prominence in the negotiations leading to the Ausgleich [compromise] of 1867, which created the Austro-Hungari... Read more

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