Gábor Klauzál de Szlavovicz (18 November 1804 – 3 August 1866) was a
Hungarian politician, who served as
Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Trade during the
Hungarian Revolution of 1848
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848, also known in Hungary as Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence of 1848–1849 () was one of many Revolutions of 1848, European Revolutions of 1848 and was closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in ...
in the first government of Hungary. He studied in
Szeged
Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...
. He was a member of the
National Assembly of Hungary
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from 1832 and served as one of the leaders of the liberal opposition on the Diet of 1843–44. He retired from politics in 1844 until the outbreak of the revolution.
As a minister he represented negotiating, moderate politics, he opposed the extreme politics which wanted to separate from the
Austrian Empire
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, so Klauzál did not support the complete independence. He stuck out for calling to account of
Count Franz Philipp von Lamberg's killers. During the beginning of the fights, he pulled back to his possessions. He was a member of the Deák Party in the 1860s and became a member of the National Assembly in 1861 and 1865.
The
Klauzál Square in Budapest is named after him.
References
External links
Klauzál Gábor Society homepage
1804 births
1866 deaths
People from Pest, Hungary
Hungarian nobility
Opposition Party (Hungary) politicians
Address Party politicians
Deák Party politicians
Ministers of agriculture of Hungary
Industry ministers of Hungary
Trade ministers of Hungary
Members of the House of Representatives of Hungary (1848–1849)
Members of the House of Representatives of Hungary (1861)
Members of the House of Representatives of Hungary (1865–1869)
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