On the initiative of Croatian ban Károly Khuen-Héderváry, in mid-October 1895 Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph visited Zagreb, at the time the capital of the Kingdom of Croatia–Slavonia, in order
Painting by Vlaho Bukovac commemorating the visit
The main triumphal arch, erected for the occasion, was decorated with a Hungarian flag, which was widely resented among the Croatian opposition.
Fran Folnegović
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Fran Folnegović was a Croatian politician. He was a member of the Sabor of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia elected on the Party of Rights ticket six times. Folnegović became one of the principal membe
1895 visit by Emperor Franz Joseph to Zagreb
…misao, while in 1898 the Vienna students began publishing Mladost. The flag burning also resulted in a schism within the Party of Rights. Its leader Fran Folnegović distanced himself from the incident, and the dissenters, headed by Ante Starčević and Josip Frank, formed a splinter party, Croatian Pure Party of…
Ante Starčević was the founder of the Party of Rights.
Folnegović and Josip Frank (pictured) led opposing factions within the Party of Rights.