Studenţi din Transilvania la Academia militară„Ludovika” din Budapesta (1883-1893)
Students from Transylvania at the Ludovika Military Academy of Budapest. 1883-1893

Summary/Abstract: Established in 1782, the Ludovika Military Academy of Budapest represented the main higher education institution for training officers in historical Hungary. Between 1883 and 1918, the Military Academy had 4753 students. Our present study gives an account of only 10 years in the history of the institution, the period between 1883-1893, when 243 students from Transylvania attended the institution. In what social origin is concerned, most of them belonged to the city bourgeoisie, but to more modest social categories as well. This comes to prove that for many young men, the military career represented an important means of social progress. The history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s army and training of professional military personnel offer multiple suggestions for knowing and understanding the officers’ loyalty towards the emperor and the state.

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