Austria-Hungary's German liberals, objecting to an increase…
1876 CE to 1887 CE
The emperor, stung by the rejection of his foreign policy, dismisses the liberal government and turn to Count Eduard Taafe's conservative "Iron Ring" cabinet (1879-83).
The Taafe government takes the Slavic element into greater account than the liberals had
and, in turn, is supported by the Old Czechs.
Czechs make appreciable gains.
A language decree promulgated in 1880 puts Czech on an equal footing with German in Bohemian administration and law.
In 1882 Charles-Ferdinand University in Prague is divided into two separate institutions: one Czech and the other German.
These concessions, however, seem insufficient to a newly developing Czech commercial and industrial bourgeoisie.
Intense conflict ensues as Czechs and Germans attempt to control administration and education.
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