Editing History of Austria (section)

==== The Hungarian question ====
From the 1848 revolution, in which much of the Hungarian aristocracy had participated, [[Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867)|Hungary]] remained restless, restoration of the constitution and de-throne the House of Habsburg, opposing the centralist trials of Vienna and refusing to pay taxes.{{Sfn|Hamann|2012|p=144}} Hungary had little support in the court at Vienna which was strongly Bohemian and considered the Hungarians as revolutionaries. From the loss of the Italian territories in 1859, the Hungarian question became more prominent. Hungary was negotiating with foreign powers to support it, and most significantly with [[Prussia]]. Therefore, Hungary represented a threat to Austria in any opposition to Prussia within the [[German Confederation]] over the [[German question|German Question]]. Therefore, cautious discussions over concessions, referred to as ''Conciliation'' by the Hungarians,{{Sfn|Hamann|2012|p=146}} started to take place. Emperor Franz Joseph traveled to [[Budapest]] in June 1865 and made a few concessions, such as abolishing the military jurisdiction, and granting an amnesty to the press. This fell far short of the requests of the Hungarian liberals whose minimal demands were restoration of the constitution and the emperor's separate coronation as King of Hungary. Chief among these were [[Gyula Andrássy]] and [[Ferenc Deák (politician)|Ferenc Deák]], who endeavoured to improve their influence at the court in Vienna.{{Sfn|Hamann|2012|pp=146–147}} In January 1866 a delegation of the Hungarian parliament traveled to Vienna to invite the imperial family to make an official visit to Hungary, which they did, at some length from January to March.