Schwarzenberg

Wessenberg’s chancellorship had been discredited by the October 6 revolt and its suppression by Windischgraetz. After a de-facto governorship by Windischgraetz-and through his influence-, his young (41 at that time) brother-in- law, General Prinz Felix zu Schwarzenberg, was appointed to the Ministry. Noted for his scorn of the Hungarian cause and the Hungarian nobility in particular, it soon became clear that his differences with Hungary will need to be settled by force. His aim was to make Austria dominant in both East and West : in Hungary and within the German federation.

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