Count Albin Csáky de Körösszeg et Adorján (19 April 1841 – 15 December 1912) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education between 1888 and 1894. He finished his secondary school studies in Lőcse, then he learnt in Kassa. He became representative of the

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in 1862. 1900–1906 and 1910–1912 he served as Speaker of the House of Magnates. As minister for religion and education in 1890, Csáky introduced an ordinance to enforce the existing mixed-marriage laws, which stipulated that children of mixed marriages should be

baptised Baptism (from grc-x-koine, βάπτισμα, váptisma) is a form of ritual purification—a characteristic of many religions throughout time and geography. In Christianity, it is a Christian sacrament of initiation and adoption, almost inv ...

in the faith corresponding to the parent of the same sex. The Catholic Church had been regularly defying these laws, and Csáky hoped to bring an end to this, but his actions provoked a strong hostile reaction from the Church.Nemes, R., “The uncivil origins of civil marriage: Hungary”, in Clark, C., & Kaiser, W., (eds.), ''Culture Wars: Secular-Catholic Conflict in Nineteenth-Century Europe,'' 2003, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, p.313-335.

Family

Albin Csáky's parents were Ágost Csáky (1803–1883) and Iphigenia Prónay. His wife was Countess Anna Bolza, daughter of István Bolza and Lujza Vay. They married in

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. They had six children: * István Csáky (1867–1892): studied law, he served as representative in Szarvas. He

committed suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including major depressive disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic f ...

because he believed that the illness from which he was suffering was incurable. * Mária Albina Csáky (1868–1912): wife of Andor Harkányi from 1910. * László Csáky (1869–1909): ispan of

Szepes County Szepes ( sk, Spiš; la, Scepusium, pl, Spisz, german: link=no, Zips) was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary, called Scepusium before the late 19th century. Its territory today lies in northeastern Slovakia, with a very small are ...

and

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, his wife was Countess Augusta von Degenfeld-Schönburg. * Eleonóra Csáky (1870–1945): wife of László Hertelendy from 1893. *

Károly Csáky Count Károly Csáky de Körösszeg et Adorján (10 April 1873 – 30 April 1945) was a Hungary, Hungarian military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Defence between 1923 and 1929. During World War I he fought on the Eastern Fron ...

(1873–1945): served as

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, married three times: Valéria Földváry, Erzsébet Ordódy, Anna Schiro. * Ilona Csáky (1878–1934): wife of Baron Otto Friedrich Benz von Albkron from 1904. * Imre Csáky (1882–1961): served as

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary ( hu, Magyarország külügyminisztere) is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The current foreign minister is Péter Szijjártó. The position was calle ...

, his wife was Countess Mária Annunziáta Sztáray. He died in the

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References

Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
1841 births 1912 deaths People from Krompachy Education ministers of Hungary Speakers of the House of Magnates Members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Albin, Csaky Hungarian politicians who committed suicide Suicides in Hungary Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria 1912 suicides {{Hungary-politician-stub