L'udovft Stur, a student at the Bratislava…

L'udovft Stur, a student at the Bratislava secondary school, has developed sturovcina, which is based on the central Slovak dialect.

In 1843 Stur advocates that sturovcina be made the Slovak literary language, and it spreads rapidly in the Protestant community and beyond

Beginning in the 1840s, Slovak literary development takes a separate path from that followed by Czech literature.

The Slovak National Council, under Stur's leadership, drafts the "Demands of the Slovak Nation."

These include the establishment of separate national legislative assemblies and the right of each national group to employ its own language in the Hungarian Diet, in administration, and in the education system.

The petition is presented to the Hungarian Diet in May 1848.

When it is rejected, armed conflict breaks out, and the Slovaks are crushed by Hungarian troops.

Disappointed by the Hungarians and hoping to take advantage of the conflict between the imperial government and the Hungarians, Slovak patriots turn to the imperial government, requesting
recognition of Slovakia as an independent crown land within the Austrian Empire, but after the Hungarian revolt is suppressed with the aid of Russian troops, Vienna loses interest in the demands
of the Slovak and other non-Hungarian nationalities.