Spring 1803: family moves to Olaszliszka. Lajos baptized in Lutheran
church.
March 1808: family moves to Sátoraljaujhely
Sept 1816-1819 Studies law and German in Eperjes
1821-1824 Legal intern at Pest; passes bar examination
1825 Moves his office to Sátoraljaujhely; authors a drama “András és Béla”. Performances at Sopron and Pozsony
1832-1836 Delegate member . of the National Diet in Pozsony, representing the nobles of Zemplén County. Editor of Parliamantary Bulletin.
Spring of 1836 moves to Pest, followed by family. Edits the “Jurisdictional Report”.
May 4 1837 Arrested and jailed in Fort Buda. Sentenced to four years in prison (May 2 1839). Released May 13 1840.
January 9 1841 Weds Terézia Meszlényi in the “Belváros” church in Pest.
July 15 1846 Inaugurates the first Hungarian rail line: Pest to Vác
October 17 1847 Elected to represent Pest County in the National diet.
March 3 1948 Presents noted plan to achieve Hungarian self-rule
April 17 1848 Appointed Minister of Finance in the first responsible Hungarian cabinet under Prime Minister Lajos Batthya´ny.
July 11 1848 Delivers famous address calling on the diet to authorize major funding and staffing for the armed forces (Honve´d).
September 15 1848 Chairman of the newly formed National Defense Commission (Honve´delmi Bizottma´:ny)
December 31, 1848Along with the cabinet and the diet, moves from Pest to Debrecen.
February 26-27 1849 Visits the Ka´polna battlefield; offers his noted prayer.
April 14 1849 Diet approves his dethronement resolution, unseating the Habsburgs.
June 5 1849 Returns to liberated Pest with government
August 11 1849 Moves to Arad; resigns presidency in favor of Gen. Görgey
August 17 1849 Under the alia “James Brunswill” crosses Danube into Turkey at Orsova.
August 22 1849 Arrives in Vidin (today’s Bulgaria) where he pens his noted “Letter from Vidin” to British foreign secretary Lord Palmerston seeking help for his exile companions.
April 12 1850 Arrives in Turkey’s Kütahya (Asia Minor), designated domicile in exile by the Turkish government.
September 10 1851 Accompanied by family and staff, boards the US Steam frigate “Mississippi” in Smyrna (today’s Izmir)
October 23 1851 Arrives in Southampton, England on board the mail steamer “Madrid”.
December 5 1851 Lands in Staten Island NY (USA) on board the liner “Humboldt”.
December 30 1851 Arrives in Washington DC.
July 14 1852 After a major American tour, boards the liner “Africa” as “Adam Smith” (and wife “Lady Smith”).
May 5 1859 Meets with emperor Napoleon III in Paris. Elected chairman of “Hungarian National Directorate” (Magyar Nemzeti Igazgatóság)
1861 Moves to Milano, thence to Turin (Torino) Italy
May 1862 Formulates plans for a “Danubian Federation” (Dunai Államszövetség)
March 20 1894 Dies at his Torino Address: Villa die Mille 22.
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