He was the author of the 1860 October Diploma, which ended the era of absolutism in Austrian Empire.
George Walter Prothero writes that Gołuchowski was instrumental in ensuring "steady support of the monarchy" among the upper classes of Galicia:
He was himself a Pole, though a strong opponent of revolution. He had clear aims for the economic improvement of Galicia, which he believed could only be attained by banishing distrust of the Poles from the mind of the Government. He realized also that this could be best accomplished by creating a party in Galicia upon whose loyalty the dynasty could rely.[2]
^Prothero, G W; Great Britain. Foreign Office. Historical Section (1920). Austrian Poland. Peace handbooks. H.M. Stationery Office, London, via World Digital Library. p. 21. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
