Count Kázmér Antal Ferenc Batthyány de Németújvár (3 June 1807 – 13 July 1854) was a Hungarian politician, who served as

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during the

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. At the beginning he was a conservative aristocrat politician but his views changed after a journey to Western Europe. He gradually became liberal and learnt the

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. In the House of Magnates of Hungary he supported the reforms of the industry and traffic. He also supported the protection of Hungarian products and the liberation of the serfs. At the time of the revolution he fought in

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against the rebel

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as a volunteer. In 1849

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appointed him as Minister of Foreign Affairs. The position's new title shows that Hungary wanted to separate from the Habsburg monarchy. Batthyány also served as acting Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Trade. In August 1849 he emigrated to Turkey along with Lajos Kossuth. From 1851 he lived in Paris.

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Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
1807 births 1854 deaths Politicians from Bratislava Foreign ministers of Hungary Agriculture ministers of Hungary Kazmer, Batthyany {{Hungary-politician-stub