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historical document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
conflict Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Revolutions of 1848
linked to: 1848 revolutions
constitutionalContext rejection of the April Laws’ limitation under Habsburg authority
country Hungary
date 1849-04-14
declaredBy Hungarian National Assembly
linked to: Országgyűlés

Hungarian revolutionary government
Lajos Kossuth
followedBy continued war against Austrian and Russian forces
governmentForm revolutionary government
historicalPeriod 19th century European revolutions
Springtime of Nations
ideology Hungarian nationalism
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
House of Habsburg-Lorraine
place Debrecen
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
readBy Lajos Kossuth
relatedDocument April Laws (Hungary)
linked to: April Laws
relatedEvent Austrian–Hungarian War (1848–1849)
Russian intervention in Hungary (1849)
relatedPlace Kingdom of Hungary
result escalation of conflict with the Habsburg Empire
temporary assertion of Hungarian statehood
roleOfLajosKossuth Governor-President of Hungary
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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Revolution of 1848 in Hungary involves Declaration of Hungarian independence (1849)
Battle of Isaszeg relatedEvent Hungarian Declaration of Independence (1849)
linked to: Declaration of Hungarian independence (1849)