Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte Österreichs 14. Jahrgang Heft 2/2024, pp. 173-185, 2024/11/13
Mittel- und osteuropäische Rechtshistorische Konferenz 2023
Central and Eastern European Legal History Conference 2023
The April Laws of 1848 were one of the most important milestones in the development of the Hungarian constitution. Under the influence of the Paris Revolution, the Hungarian Parliament drafted several bills and, following the constitutional path, obtained royal sanction. The compromise between the Diet and the King was the result of intensive negotiations. Its most critical point was the status of Hungary within the Habsburg Empire. What is the degree of autonomy that Hungary can enjoy within the framework of the Pragmatica Sanctio governing the accession to the throne? Following this compromise in April, the dispute nevertheless led to armed conflict, which was only settled by the Compromise of 1867.
Keywords: 1848 – common affairs – Habsburg Empire – palatine of Hungary – Pragmatica Sanctio
