Baron Béla Orczy de Orczi (16 January 1822 – 7 February 1917) was a Hungarian politician and freedom fighter, who served as Interior Minister between 1887 and 1889. He was also Minister of Home Defence for several months in 1884. He took part in the

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, he fought against the rebelling

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in the area of

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. He was the ''de facto'' Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1879 and 1890. His paternal grandfather was the poet .

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Életrajza
a Magyar Életrajzi Lexikonban (Hungarian)

a Magyar Országgyűlési Almanach 1906-1911-ben (Hungarian)

a Magyar Országgyűlési Almanach 1887-ben (Hungarian) 1822 births 1917 deaths People from Pest, Hungary Hungarian soldiers Hungarian Interior Ministers Defence ministers of Hungary Foreign ministers of Hungary Public Works and Transport ministers of Hungary Judges royal

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Knights Commander of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary {{Hungary-politician-stub