Ferenc Haller, ''count Haller von Hallerkeö'' (24 March 1796 – 5 March 1875) was a Hungarian politician. He served as ban of

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between 1842 and 1845 during the Croatian national revival and the

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in the 1830s and 1840s. Haller was born in Kerelőszentpál,

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, as a member of the Hungarian-Transylvanian branch of the

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family. He was promoted by emperor

Franz Joseph Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his ...

as ban on 16 June 1842 and was later promoted to lieutenant general. He took office on 18 October. Haller was brought in to carry on Magyarization in

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. In 1843, the use of the Illyrian name was banned. In large part due to the

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incident, in which thirteen protesters were killed in

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, Haller resigned his post and continued his military career in the

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. Bishop

Juraj Haulik Juraj Haulik de Váralya ( sk, Juraj Haulík Váralyai, hu, Haulík Váralyai György; 20 April 1788 – 11 May 1869) was a Croatian cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church of Slovak ethnicity and the first archbishop of Zagreb. He was also acti ...

became ban soon after. In 1845 Haller donated 500

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for building the Croatian National Theatre in

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* 1796 births 1875 deaths Bans of Croatia Hungarian generals Hungarian politicians People from Mureș County Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary {{Hungary-bio-stub