1895 visit by Emperor Franz Joseph to Zagreb

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Events

The emperor arrived in Zagreb by train on October 14, 1895. Upon his arrival a group of students chanted "Slava Jelačiću" ("Glory to Jelačić"), in reference to the former Croatian ban

On October 16, the final day of the imperial visit, the students marched to Ban Jelačić Square where they chanted "Živio hrvatski kralj Franjo Josip I" ("Long live Croatian king Franz Joseph I"), "Slava Jelačiću" and "Abzug Magjari" ("Away with Hungarians"). They doused the Hungarian tricolour in brandy and set it on fire. They then marched towards the University of Zagreb. The city police soon informed ban Khuen-Héderváry of the act, and he ordered that the students be arrested. By the end of the following day, 24 were arrested, Radić among them.^[1]

Aftermath

The students were subsequently charged for the incident.

These students would form the basis of the Croatian Moderna, a cultural and political movement active at the turn of the century, characterized by anti-traditionalism, cosmopolitanism, and focus on artistic freedom.^[5] In 1897, the Prague group of students began publishing Hrvatska misao, while in 1898 the Vienna students began publishing Mladost.^[6]

The flag burning also resulted in a schism within the

• Unveiling of the Gundulić monument

Notes

References

• Aralica, Tomislav (May 2003). "Svečana sablja sveučilišnih građana zagrebačkog sveučilišta iz 1895. godine" [Honorary saber of the university students of 1895]. Hrvatski vojnik (in Croatian). No. 95. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
• Marjanović, Stanislav (2002). "Europska književnost i umjetnost u časopisu Mladost" (PDF). Dani Hvarskoga kazališta (in Croatian). 28 (1): 247–257. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
• Racko, Ljerka (October 1990). "Spaljivanje mađarske zastave 1895. godine u Zagrebu" (PDF). Radovi Zavoda za hrvatsku povijest (in Croatian). 23 (1): 233–246. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
• Šicel, Miroslav (1983). "Bertić, Živko". Croatian Biographical Lexicon (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 17 January 2024.