revolution in austria

• Klemens wenzel von Metternich- chancellor of austria. he wanted equality and ethnic diversity, but couldn't fulfil his goals because emperor Ferdinand had the power
• quadruple alliance- Austria, russia, Prussia, Britain made all the rules
• in Hungary the nobles paid no taxes and were the only ones who could vote. when Hungary heard about the changed in France they wanted some too, but the nobles rejected wanting to keep their power
• various ethnic groups in Austria wanted independence.
• the concert of Europe (where borders were decided) was costly to maintain. there was unhappiness from the working classes.
• Metternich tried to hold the empire together but the institution abetted university activities that abolished freedom of the press. underground newspapers were made by liberals wanting change
• radical Magyar group led by Louis Kossuth made speeches demanding independence for Hungary. Metternich became worried and fled.
• riots broke out and they saw demands for a new national government. emperor Ferdinand signed a reform package under the pressure. Hungary would remain a part of the empire but the emperors power would be reduced
• march laws- created independent Hungarian ministries. nobles had to pay taxes.
• non magyar groups feared nationalism. in Prague, Bohemia, a group of slavic nationalists held a conference to discus independence from the Austrian empire. it was badly organised and fighting broke out
• the Austrians ordered the Hungarian government to resign but they ignored it.
• Louis kossuth started a movement to make magyar the official language, but the Serbo-croations rebelled and asked the emperor for help.
• emperor Ferdinand tried to send troops into Hungary to bring I back to line but people who supported the Hungarian movement stopped them from leaving
• after stopping the emperor from going to Hungary, violence broke out and emperor Ferdinand and his court fled to Czech Republic.
• the combined Austrian and creation armies attacked the rebels in Vienna and the leaders were executed.
• prince feliz von shwarzenberg became the new chancellor. emperor Ferdinand abdicated and left his nephew Franz Joseph in control.
• Franz Joseph invaded Hungary and forced it to surrender. Kossuth escaped but many leaders were executed.
• the failure of the revolution may have been because austria had no well developed middle class which left no powerful support for revolution, especially in Vienna.