Ferenc Oslay ( sl, Franc Ošlaj,

Prekmurje Slovene Prekmurje Slovene, also known as the Prekmurje dialect, East Slovene, or Wendish ( sl, prekmurščina, prekmursko narečje, hu, vend nyelv, muravidéki nyelv, Prekmurje dialect: ''prekmürski jezik, prekmürščina, prekmörščina, prekmör ...

: ''Ferenc Ošlaj'' or ''Ošlay''; September 22, 1883 – April 22, 1932) was a Hungarian- Slovene historian, writer, Trianon irredentist, and propagandist. Born in Filovci to a minor noble family, Oslay attended elementary school in

Puconci Puconci (; in older sources also ''Pucinci'', hu, Battyánd, Prekmurje Slovene: ''Püconci'') is a town in the Prekmurje region in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Puconci The Municipality of Puconci (; sl, Obči ...

and received further education in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

. Oslay studied the Slovene March (

Prekmurje Prekmurje (; dialectically: ''Prèkmürsko'' or ''Prèkmüre''; hu, Muravidék) is a geographically, linguistically, culturally and ethnically defined region of Slovenia, settled by Slovenes and a Hungarian minority, lying between the Mur Ri ...

) and contributed to

Sándor Mikola Sándor is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander. It may refer to: People Given name * Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925) was a Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and great book collector *Sándor Bo ...

's irredentist publication ''Domovina''. Oslay's research topics were the history of Prekmurje, the local language, the

Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...

, and Croatian history. Oslay made many claims that are untenable and unproveable, including that

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

was inhabited by

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...

, and therefore Styria is also an ancient Hungarian area, or that the Slovenes in Prekmurje and Styria are assimilated Hungarians. Oslay supported the anti-Slavic chauvinistic propaganda of Sándor Mikola after World War I.Sándor Mikola. 1920. A vendség múltja és jelene. Budapest: Author.

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File:Oslay Ferenc A horvat jobbagysag (1500-1650).jpg, Oslay's 1910 book ''A horvát jobbágyság 1500–1650-ig'' (Croatian Serfdom, 1500–1650)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Oslay, Ferenc Slovenian writers and poets in Hungary Hungarian writers 20th-century Hungarian historians 1883 births 1932 deaths People from the Municipality of Moravske Toplice

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