The city of Pozsony in western Hungary.
"This is the decree of His Majesty the Emperor." Grasalkovics Antal, the Chief Justice of the Representative House, handed the document to his assistant to show it to the members of parliament.
Now the "Two-level Parliament" of Hungary has reconvened. It is divided into the "Noble House" and the "Representative House", the latter responsible for taxation and recruitment, with representatives from various Hungarian counties serving as members of parliament.
The "Chief Justice" is equivalent to the Speaker, nominated by the Emperor.
The Parliament Hall was instantly filled with the sound of table banging, a way for the members to express their dissatisfaction.
Antal frowned, striking the gavel hard dozens of times, but the noise drowned it out, forcing him to give up.
Janos stood up and shouted, "Even this decree is written in German, without an attachment in Magyar."
Magyar is the traditional language of Hungary.
