and he wrote "Az elhagyott anya" ("The Abandoned Mother", 1837) and "Az uri hölgyhöz" ("To the Noble Lady", 1841). His marriage in 1843 to inspired him to compose a new cycle of love poems. They had five children, including Béla and Ilona. In 1848, in conjunction with Arany and Petőfi, he contributed to a translation of William Shakespeare's works. With the support of Lajos Kossuth and Imre Cseszneky, he was elected to represent Jankovác at the diet of 1848, and in 1849 was made one of the judges of the high court. The national catastrophe (the fall of the revolution of 1848-49) profoundly affected him. For a short time he was an exile, and when he returned to Hungary in 1850 he was already in serious decline. In 1854, he wrote his last poem, "A vén cigány" ("The Old Gypsy"). He moved back to Pest to be close to doctors, and died there, in the same house where Károly Kisfaludy had died 25 years earlier. He was buried in Kerepesi Cemetery. His funeral, on 21 November, was a day of national mourning. His penniless children were provided for by a national subscription collected by Ferenc Deák, who acted as their guardian. Honors A monument by Ede Kallós and Eduard Telcs, constructed in the 1900s, stands in Budapest in the square which bears his name. Mihály Vörösmarty stamp was issued by Hungary on 5 May 1937 showing his portrait. Another stamp was issued by Hungary on 28 July 1955 in the Poets series. References External links Mihály Vörösmarty at Hunlit.hu 1800 births 1855 deaths People from Fejér County Hungarian Roman Catholics Hungarian male poets Burials at Kerepesi Cemetery 19th-century Hungarian male writers 19th-century Hungarian poets