Peace Party (Hungary, 1848) Explained

Peace Party
Native Name:Békepárt
Dissolution:1849
Successor:Address Party
Resolution Party
Headquarters:Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Ideology:Liberalism
Conservative liberalism
Constitutional monarchy
Peace with Austria
Position:Center-right
Colours: Light blue
Country:Hungary

The Peace Party (Hungarian: Békepárt) was a political party in the Hungarian State which sought to make a peace agreement with the Austrian Habsburg dynasty. There was no accepted leader of the party, and some historians have questioned the existence of the party. Nonetheless, there were some notable leaders, including Miklós Wesselényi, Gábor Kazinczy, Lajos Kovács, and Pál Nyáry.[1] They were generally seen as liberal, albeit more conservative than Lajos Kossuth.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bokor . József . A Pallas nagy lexikona . mek.oszk.hu.
  2. Web site: Gergely . András . 1848-ban hogy is volt? Tanulmányok Magyarország és Közép-Európa 1848-49-es történetéből (2001) . www.szaktars.hu.