History and chronology of Lajos Kossuth in Hungary

General

Government
Government National Government
Hungarian Insurrection
Rebellion

Events

Arrest
Constitution
Diet
Exile
Governor
Independence
Invasion
Member National Diet
Rebellion
Speech

Places

Budapest
London

Lajos Kossuth History of Hungary


1832	Member of National Diet Kossuth
Budapest Elected to the National Diet
1837	Arrest
Budapest Imprisoned on political charges
1847	Diet Kossuth
Budapest Appointed Hungarian Diet
1848	Constitution
3rd Mar Declares in the Hungarian Diet it is time to end absolutism & the "Metternich System"
1848	Governor
Appointed Governor of Hungary
1848	Independence
The Hungarian National Assembly appoints a Governor
1848	Rebellion
Leads a Nationalist insurrection
1848	Speech
3rd Mar Declares in the Hungarian Diet it is time to end absolutism & the "Metternich System"
1849	Arrest
Budapest The insurrection is crushed & Kossuth flees to Turkey where he is imprisoned
1849	Exile of Kossuth
Aug London Ends up in London
Aug Forced to flee to Turkey after the Russian invasion of Hungary
1849	Independence
14th April Author of Hungary's declaration of independence
14th April Declares independence from Habsburg rule, although this proves to be temporary
14th April Says that the "House of Habsburg is for ever deposed from sovereignty over Hungary"
1849	Invasion of Hungary
June Budapest Hungary is invaded by a Russian Army sent by Tzar Nicholas I to aid Franz Josej
1851	Exile of Kossuth
Seeks exile in Britain & the USA