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Király Színház
Király is a Hungarian surname, meaning ''king'' (female Királyné/Királynő). The name is predominantly found in communities across Hungary, followed by Austria, Slovenia, and Switzerland in terms of frequency per million of citizens. Origins of the surname include the Slavonic word of the late 1600s meaning "king". It is also a middle high German word, used as a term of endearment, for curly headed individuals. This pronunciation of Király differs by region. For example, the American pronunciation of Kiraly is "KEER-ah-lee," and the Hungarian pronunciation is kiraːj. Pronunciation This pronunciation of Kiraly differs by region. The American pronunciation of Kiraly is "Keer-ah-lee." The accent falls on the first syllable. The Hungarian pronunciation is / kiraːj/, used by Gábor Király. Kiralys in the United States Small pockets of Kiraly families exist around the world, primarily in Hungary, but most in the United States are found in Cleveland, Ohio, the state of Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary has a population of nearly 9 million, mostly ethnic Hungarians and a significant Romani minority. Hungarian, the official language, is the world's most widely spoken Uralic language and among the few non-Indo-European languages widely spoken in Europe. Budapest is the country's capital and largest city; other major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs, and Győr. The territory of present-day Hungary has for centuries been a crossroads for various peoples, including Celts, Romans, Germanic tribes, Huns, West Slavs and the Avars. The foundation of the Hungarian state was established in the late 9th century AD with the conquest of the Carpathian Basin by Hungar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karch Kiraly
Charles Frederick "Karch" Kiraly () (born November 3, 1960) is an American volleyball player, coach and broadcast announcer. In the 1980s he was a central part of the U.S National Team that won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games. He went on to win the gold medal again at the 1996 Olympic Games, the first Olympic competition to feature beach volleyball. He is the only player (man or woman) to have won Olympic medals of any color in both the indoor and beach volleyball categories. He played college volleyball for the UCLA Bruins, where his teams won three national championships under head coach Al Scates. Kiraly is currently the head coach of the United States women's national volleyball team leading them to their first-ever gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and thereby completing the "triple crown" of coaching an Olympic gold medal winning team as well as personally winning gold medals in both indoor and beach volleyball. Early life Kiraly grew up in Santa Barba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
István, A Király
''István, a király'' ("Stephen, the King") is a Hungarian rock opera with music by Levente Szörényi, lyrics by János Bródy and book by Bródy and Miklós Boldizsár, based on the latter's play, ''Ezredforduló''. The musical is based on the life of Saint Stephen of Hungary. The scenery was created by Johannes Lorenz Klotz. The opera was first staged in 1983 on an open-air stage in Budapest. This first performance was also made into a 1984 film, directed by Gábor Koltay, and its music released on an album. The musical became a smash hit and is still very popular in Hungary and among Hungarian minorities in neighboring countries. Historical background The opera is based on actual historical events, yet treats them quite freely. In the late 10th century, Géza, ruling prince (''fejedelem'') of the pagan Magyar (Hungarian) people recognized that his people would not have a future if they did not found a Christian state. He invited Catholic missionaries to his lands and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
István Király
''István király '' is an 1886 Hungarian opera by Ferenc Erkel on King Stephen I of Hungary. References ''The following sources were given:'' * Till Géza: ''Opera'', Zeneműkiadó, Budapest, 1985, * Winkler Gábor: ''Barangolás az operák világában'', Tudomány Kiadó, Budapest, 2005, Hungarian-language operas Operas by Ferenc Erkel 1886 operas Operas {{opera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen I Of Hungary
Stephen I, also known as King Saint Stephen ( hu, Szent István király ; la, Sanctus Stephanus; sk, Štefan I. or Štefan Veľký; 975 – 15 August 1038), was the last Grand Prince of the Hungarians between 997 and 1000 or 1001, and the first King of Hungary from 1000 or 1001, until his death in 1038. The year of his birth is uncertain, but many details of his life suggest that he was born in, or after, 975, in Esztergom. He was given the pagan name Vajk at birth, but the date of his baptism is unknown. He was the only son of Grand Prince Géza and his wife, Sarolt, who was descended from a prominent family of '' gyulas''. Although both of his parents were baptized, Stephen was the first member of his family to become a devout Christian. He married Gisela of Bavaria, a scion of the imperial Ottonian dynasty. After succeeding his father in 997, Stephen had to fight for the throne against his relative, Koppány, who was supported by large numbers of pagan warriors. He defea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoltán Király
Zoltán Király (born 23 May 1948) is a Hungarian journalist, educator and politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Szeged ( Csongrád County Constituency V then II) between 1985 and 1994. Biography Király was born in Kiskunfélegyháza on 23 May 1948. He finished his primary and secondary studies in Kecskemét. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of the József Attila University in 1971. He studied pedagogy in the Juhász Gyula Teacher Training College (today part of the University of Szeged) between 1975 and 1979. He served as a responsible for culture in the Bács-Kiskun County Committee of the Hungarian Young Communist League (KISZ) between 1971 and 1978. He edited the ''Petőfi Népe'' between 1973 and 1975 and the Szolnok studio of the Magyar Rádió from 1975 to 1978. He also worked for the Magyar Televízió. He was a member of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSZMP) between 1974 and 1988. He became a member of the National Assembly in 1985 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Király
Dov Viktor Király (born March 29, 1984) is a Hungarian-American singer and songwriter. In 2006, he was part of the Hungarian band Twinz with his twin brother Benjamin. In 2008, he became the fourth winner of the Hungarian music competition ''Megasztár''. He is the younger brother of the Hungarian pop singer Linda Király. In 2012 and 2014, he took part in ''A Dal'', a selection process in an unsuccessful bid to represent Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2015, he took part in season 9 of the American series ''The Voice'', initially as part of Adam Levine's team, and later Gwen Stefani's, but was eliminated on November 11 during the Live Playoffs round, in which the Top 24 competed for the public's vote and coaches' choices. Early years Király was born in New York, a son of Hungarian immigrants. His father, Tamás Király, a musician, was the drummer in the band Universal együttes between 1972 and 1982. His mother Gabriella Király () sang as a backing vocalist in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pál Király (athlete)
Pál Király (7 November 1896 – 4 January 1969) was a Hungarian long-distance runner. He competed in the 10,000 metres and the marathon at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op .... References External links * 1896 births 1969 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Hungarian male long-distance runners Hungarian male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Hungary People from Pest, Hungary Athletes from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian people Hungarian Athletics Championships winners {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pál Király
Pál Király (1880–1965) was a Hungarian engineer and weapons designer. Work & designs He is best known for development of lever-delayed blowback firearms, and being employed by the Danuvia company in the 1930s and 1940s to design and produce weapons for the Royal Hungarian Army. He designed the Danuvia 39M and improved it into the Danuvia 43M submachine gun. After he moved to the Dominican republic, he designed the .30 Kiraly-Cristobal carbine, which was essentially a copy of his earlier work, specifically the 44M (an improved 43M). He made two more Cristobal carbine versions, the delayed blowback M2 in .30 Carbine and the gas-operated M3 in 7.62×51mm NATO. He patented the latter in 1961 as a competitor to the Belgian FN FAL The FAL (a French acronym for (English: "Light Automatic Rifle")), is a battle rifle designed in Belgium by Dieudonné Saive and manufactured by FN Herstal (simply known as FN). During the Cold War the FAL was adopted by many countries of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mónika Király
Mónika Király (born 10 November 1983) is a Hungarian road cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport after a positive doping test for recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO). She represented her nation at four UCI Road World Championships between 2004 and 2018. Major results Source: ;2013 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships ;2015 : National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::3rd Time trial ;2016 : National Road Championships ::1st Road race ::1st Time trial ;2017 : National Road Championships ::1st Road race ::1st Time trial : 5th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini : 7th Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol ;2018 : National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::2nd Time trial ;2019 : 10th Restart Zalaegerszeg, V4 Ladies Series The V4 Ladies Series is series of an annual professional road bicycle races for women in Hungary. Winners – V4 Ladies Series - Pannonhalma Winners – V4 Ladies Series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Kiraly
Lucy Kiraly (born 1950) is an Australian fashion model and television presenter. She was, with David Johnston, the presenter of the first TattsLotto draw conducted by Melbourne television station HSV7 on 22 June 1972. Born in Romania, she came to Melbourne with her family in 1965, and was educated at Elwood College and Monash University. Kiraly was Model of the Year in 1969 and represented Australia at Expo 1970 in Osaka, Japan. Kiraly is director of The Fashion Team, a company producing fashion shows in Victoria. She owns Giant Management, a Melbourne modelling agency. References External links Lucy Kiralyat Elwood College Elwood College is a co-educational state high school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), A ... website 1950 births Living people Australian people of Romanian descent Australian people of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Király
Linda Király (born 28 February 1983) is a Hungarian-American singer and songwriter. She sings both in English and in Hungarian. She is the older sister of singer Viktor Király. Biography Linda Király is the second eldest of four children of musician Tamás Király. Her younger brother, Viktor Király, is also a singer and appeared as a contestant on season 9 of the NBC reality singing program ''The Voice''. She grew up in New York and has been pursuing a singing career since childhood. She moved to Hungary with her family in 1999 and became famous nationwide when she sang the title song for the movie '' Szerelem utolsó vérig'' (''Love Till Last Blood''). The song was written by Gábor Presser. Her next hit was "Clubsong", the main theme from the Hungarian version of '' Big Brother.'' She also played Christine in ''The Phantom of the Opera'', and was preparing to release her debut album. In December 2003, her first album, titled ''#1'' was released. The album included nine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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