Showing posts with label Ferenc Deak. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ferenc Deak. Show all posts

Sunday, April 17, 2011

The Father of the Compromise





On Roosevelt Square in Budapest is a monument to Ferenc Deak, the politician who made the compromise with the Habsburgers that created the double monarchy. He was a speaker for moderate reforms which led to the union of the three cities of Buda, Pest and Óbuda into one city, Budapest.