Ludovica Military Academy

The royal Hungarian - Ludovica Academy, originally called Ludoviceum, was a cadet school in the Kingdom of Hungary, from 1897, military academy, in Pest. In addition, there was a Landwehr secondary school in Sopron and two Landwehr cadet schools.

Function

The Ludovica Academy was a foundation for the training of professional officers, primarily for the ku Landwehr. However, the graduates could also apply for a service use in the common army. From 1872 to 1897 she had the status of a military school in the 14 to 17 year old pupils as a pin Linge (free) or were recorded as paying pupils. Every year 90 pupils were taken. There were four cohorts and then the pupils were retired as a cadet sergeant and with very good success as a cadet officer deputy to the troops. The two- year's best were retired as a lieutenant. 1897 Ludovica Academy was then assimilated to Theresa Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt in all respects and so scrutinized all graduates from as lieutenants to the troops.

Uniform

The uniform of pupils corresponded in color and cut of the Royal Hungarian Landwehr. The headdress was a dark blue shako with gold silk braid. The dark blue tunic ( dolman ) was provided with weichsel red collar and Ärmelverschnürungen, uniform pants had madder red Passepoils.

History

The foundation of Ludovica Academy was in 1808 by the Hungarian Parliament. It took its name from Maria Ludovica, the third wife of Austrian Emperor Francis I ( in Hungarian I. Ferenc King ).

The Hungarian coronation gift in the amount of HUF 50,000 donated Maria Ludovica setting up the School. Although other donors, mainly from the Hungarian aristocracy, far higher amounts donated (eg 126,000 forints of Count János Buttler ) was called the Academy of loyalty to the ruling family Ludovica Academy. Several families donated land for the erection of a suitable building complex. Only in 1831 were sufficient funds available, so the Hungarian Palatine Archduke Joseph (Hungarian: József nador ) could make the groundbreaking ceremony. Subsequently, however, the Hungarian government boycotted the project because they wanted to use the money elsewhere. It took until 1835 until the building complex is finished. However, the opening of the Academy has been postponed until early 1849.

The opening of the Academy was delayed by the Revolution of 1848 on. The Hungarians had risen against the ruling family and an imperial army had defeated the Magyars with the help of the Russian Tsar. It was only on November 21, 1872, the Academy was able to start operating.

1897 was equivalent to the Theresa Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt and existed until the end of the Habsburg monarchy.

The complex still exists today on Ludovikaplatz in the eighth district in Budapest and now houses the grammar school Wallenberg, as well as parts of the Hungarian Natural History Museum.