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Opening of the Hungarian Parliament

When
5 July 1848
Where
Pest, Hungary
Part of
Hungarian Revolution of 1848: parliament, crisis government, and war with Croatia and Transylvania

The Hungarian national revolutionary parliament began working in Pest in July 1848, following earlier demands for parliamentary government.

On 3 March 1848, Kossuth demanded parliamentary government. The Emperor assented on 17 March, allowing Batthyány to create a government responsible to the Diet. The parliament started working in Pest on 5 July 1848, marking the operational start of the revolutionary legislative body.

Sources

  1. Lajos Kossuth Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
  2. Lajos Batthyány Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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