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in 1859, with strong Hungarian popular support for the Italian cause, returned him to active political life, although he opposed the initial Austrian reform proposals of 1860. In 1861, he became the leader of the group calling for a petition to the Austrian crown, throwing the onus for a settlement
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and voluntarily chose to pay taxes to show that he was sincere about his reforms. The abolition of the exemption of the nobles from all taxation in the Kingdom of Hungary and the liberation of serfs were some of the most important endeavours of the Reformist movement of the era. However, he refused
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of 1839–1840 Deák succeeded in bringing about an understanding between a reactionary government, then in want of money, and a Liberal opposition determined that the nation should have its political privileges respected. He was involved in the creation of the laws of that Diet, and became honorary
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as a replacement for his older brother Antal Deák de Kehida (1789–1842), beginning his career that would make him one of the most important personalities in the Hungarian politics and reforms of the 1840s. His name became known as a result of his involvement in the suit of
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Gradually, Deák moderated his views on Hungary's independence. Although he maintained that the April Laws were fully valid, he began taking the line that foreign affairs, defence and finance were "common" to both Austria and Hungary under the
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Deák spent most of the 1850s in semi-retirement, tacitly supporting various national causes without engaging in active politics. He, however, refused to assume any public role, office or position, thus becoming an emblem of the so-called
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In 1836, Deák wrote and distributed a document about the causes that he supported without the permission of the censors; while it was confiscated, it was already widespread and made his name familiar in important circles. During the
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He died on 28 January 1876 and was buried with great pomp. Parliament created a law to remember his excellent service and ordered that a statue be created from national donations. Today one of the central squares of Budapest,
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monarchy and Kossuth's Extremist Liberals. When his efforts failed, he resigned his ministerial post, but remained a Member of Parliament, defending the constitutional legitimacy of the
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dismissed his current administration and called for a new parliament to negotiate the settlement. Deák led the committee tasked with drafting a formula, working alongside
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He was an instrumental contributor to a number of major events in Hungarian history, including passing and support of the
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Once part of the revolutionary government, Deák continued to urge moderation and made several trips to the court in
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His reputation was quickly established, and he first went into politics in 1833 when he attended the assembly of
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of 1866 came just as they had completed their work, but Deák resisted extremist pressure to reopen the issue.
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He is portrayed on the 20,000 forint bank note (the highest denomination Hungarian currency note).
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Deak features prominently in the 1904 book THE RESURRECTION OF HUNGARY by the Irish nationalist
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The Afterlife of Austria-Hungary: The Image of the Habsburg Monarchy in Interwar Europe
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to attend the Diet of 1843–44, supposedly due to strife surrounding his election.
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Florence Mary Arnold-Forster: Francis Deák, Hungarian Statesman: A Memoir – 1880
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His picture on the biggest Hungarian denomination, the 20,000 forint banknote
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and his success in declaring the Hungarian Assembly's right to create laws.
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Király, Béla (1975). "The Radical Liberal Phase of Ferenc Deák's Career".
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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is named after him, which is where three of the four lines of the
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Members of the House of Representatives of Hungary (1872–1875)
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Members of the House of Representatives of Hungary (1869–1872)
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Members of the House of Representatives of Hungary (1865–1869)
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Members of the House of Representatives of Hungary (1848–1849)
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Hungarian Post Office issued a postage stamp on 1 July 1932.
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He was often referred to as 'The wise man of the homeland'.
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Members of the House of Representatives of Hungary (1861)
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onto the Habsburg court. In response to his prompting,
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the reformers gained popularity and they released the
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