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30: 22: 171:, from Germany, established middle and higher schools in all parts of the empire, superseded the antiquated textbooks and methods of instruction, and encouraged the formation of learned societies and the growth of a professional spirit and independence among the teachers. It is noticeable that at this time he insisted on the use of the German language in all schools of higher education. As minister of religion he was to a certain extent responsible for the 316: 194:
For the rest of his life he was a prominent leader of the Federalist party in Bohemia. His high social position, his influence at court, his character, as well as his undoubted abilities and learning, not often in Austria found in a man of his rank, gave him great influence. He supported the claims
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for the whole empire based on a settlement with each one of the territories. With the old Czechs he refused to recognise the constitution of 1867; he helped to draft the declaration of 1868 and the fundamental articles of 1871, and took a leading part in the negotiations during the ministry of
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and other Czech leaders. He helped in the foundation of schools in which Czech should be taught, and set himself to acquire some knowledge of the language. He was also interested in prison reform, on which he wrote, and other philanthropic work. After serving under
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said, "I have to announce a suicide. The minister of religion has murdered the minister of education." But during his administration the influence of the Church over the schools was really much less than, by the theory of the
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which again subjected the schools to the control of the Church: to a certain extent he thereby undid some of his work for the extension of education, and it was of him that
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In 1849 he accepted the office of minister of religion and education, which he held in 1860 under the autocratic and centralizing administration of Schwarzenberg and
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he traveled through Europe, and among other countries he visited England, where he became acquainted with
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and the growth of Bohemian nationalism. He formed a personal friendship with
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After his return home interested himself greatly in the revival of
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was one of the interests outside the control of the state.
154: 255:, not a first or middle name. The female form is 353: 135:He had scarcely entered on his duties when the 126:(president of the administration) and acting 256: 242: 209:with Hungary; what he desired was a common 33:Leopold, Graf von Thun und Hohenstein, 1850 25:Leopold, Graf von Thun und Hohenstein, 1850 277: 87:, but there was no issue of the marriage. 309: 307: 305: 303: 301: 299: 297: 28: 20: 402:Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria 326: 90: 354: 241:Regarding personal names: Until 1919, 294: 290:. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 38:Leopold Graf von Thun und Hohenstein 189: 72:party. He was much affected by the 13: 155:Minister of education and religion 145:Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz 14: 413: 392:People of the Revolutions of 1848 281:"Count Leo Thun-Hohenstein"  278:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). 314: 199:; he strongly attacked both the 271: 83:In 1847 he married a Countess 16:Austrian statesman (1811–1888) 1: 264: 51: 332:Thun-Hohenstein s.v. Leopold 7: 249:was a title, translated as 10: 418: 94: 387:Charles University alumni 68:and other leaders of the 236: 161:Baron Alexander von Bach 341:Encyclopædia Britannica 132:(governor) in Bohemia. 328:Headlam, James Wycliff 257: 243: 34: 26: 287:Catholic Encyclopedia 233:on 17 December 1888. 201:February constitution 195:of Bohemia to a full 32: 24: 372:Austrian politicians 91:Bohemian nationalist 62:University of Prague 397:Thun und Hohenstein 124:Regierungspräsident 97:Revolutions of 1848 46:Thun und Hohenstein 44:statesman from the 35: 27: 382:Czech politicians 377:Counts of Austria 137:rebellion of June 111:František Palacký 74:romantic movement 409: 346: 345: 320: 318: 317: 311: 292: 291: 283: 275: 260: 248: 190:Federalist party 107:Czech literature 66:James Hope-Scott 417: 416: 412: 411: 410: 408: 407: 406: 352: 351: 350: 349: 315: 313: 312: 295: 276: 272: 267: 239: 192: 157: 99: 93: 56:He was born in 54: 17: 12: 11: 5: 415: 405: 404: 399: 394: 389: 384: 379: 374: 369: 364: 348: 347: 336:Chisholm, Hugh 293: 269: 268: 266: 263: 238: 235: 191: 188: 156: 153: 103:Czech language 95:Main article: 92: 89: 53: 50: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 414: 403: 400: 398: 395: 393: 390: 388: 385: 383: 380: 378: 375: 373: 370: 368: 365: 363: 360: 359: 357: 343: 342: 337: 333: 329: 324: 323:public domain 310: 308: 306: 304: 302: 300: 298: 289: 288: 282: 274: 270: 262: 259: 254: 253: 247: 246: 234: 232: 227: 225: 221: 217: 212: 208: 207: 202: 198: 187: 185: 180: 176: 175: 170: 166: 162: 152: 150: 146: 142: 139:broke out in 138: 133: 131: 130: 125: 121: 117: 112: 108: 104: 98: 88: 86: 85:Clam-Martinic 81: 79: 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 49: 47: 43: 39: 31: 23: 19: 339: 285: 273: 250: 240: 228: 223: 204: 193: 183: 172: 158: 134: 127: 123: 100: 82: 78:Ultramontane 55: 37: 36: 18: 367:1888 deaths 362:1811 births 229:He died in 179:Grillparzer 167:as well as 149:nationality 129:Statthalter 356:Categories 265:References 211:parliament 165:Protestant 70:Tractarian 52:Early life 330:(1911). " 224:Vaterland 220:Hohenwart 206:Ausgleich 184:concordat 174:concordat 80:revival. 203:and the 197:autonomy 169:Catholic 76:and the 48:family. 42:Austrian 338:(ed.). 325::  216:Potocki 120:Galicia 116:Stadion 334:". In 319:  258:Gräfin 231:Vienna 141:Prague 252:Count 237:Notes 58:Děčín 245:Graf 218:and 105:and 118:in 358:: 296:^ 284:.

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Austrian
Thun und Hohenstein
Děčín
University of Prague
James Hope-Scott
Tractarian
romantic movement
Ultramontane
Clam-Martinic
Revolutions of 1848
Czech language
Czech literature
František Palacký
Stadion
Galicia
Statthalter
rebellion of June
Prague
Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
nationality
Baron Alexander von Bach
Protestant
Catholic
concordat
Grillparzer
autonomy
February constitution
Ausgleich

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