Old Czech Party
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National Party
Národní strana |
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|---|---|
| Historical leaders |
František Palacký, František Ladislav Rieger, Josef Kaizl, František August Brauner |
| Founded | 1848 |
| Dissolved | 1918 |
| Succeeded by | National Democracy |
| Headquarters | Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia |
| Newspaper | The National Newspaper |
| Ideology |
National conservatism National liberalism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Blue |
The Old Czech Party (Czech: Staročeši, also National Party, Národní strana) was formed in the Kingdom of Bohemia and Bohemian Crown Lands of Austrian Empire in Revolution Year of 1848. They initiated Czech national program, forming of modern national through Czech National Revival and better position of Bohemia within the Habsburg Monarchy.
An important event in the history of the party were split of Young Czech wing of the party, in 1874 formed Young Czech Party led by Karel Sladkovský.
The 1848 Revolutions, starting in Sicily before spreading to the rest of Europe, led to the formation of the first Czech political parties in the Austrian Empire. Upon the resignation of State Chancellor Klemens von Metternich, the new Austrian government under Prime Minister Franz Anton von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky finally ceded to the provisional Bohemian "national assembly" (Svatováclavský výbor roku 1848) the right to hold elections for a Landtag parliament in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown. Though initially backed by the Austrian governor Count Leopold von Thun und Hohenstein, the attempt failed due to disagreement with Moravian and Austrian Silesian representatives as well as the resistance of the German-speaking minority.
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