Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár (

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, 27 July 1860 -

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, 27 December 1951) was the main county head of

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(Latin: comes (''supremus''), Hungarian: főispán), Governor (kormányzó) of

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, and Győr parliamentary representative.

Early life

He was the eldest son of count Géza Batthyány von Németújvár (1838–1900) and Countess Emma Batthyány (1837–1902). Her father was the first prime-minister of Hungary Count Lajos Batthyány von Németújvár (1807–1849).

Biography

Batthyány attended law studies at Budapest, Berlin and Paris, pursuing a diplomatic career, but later abandoned this plan. He married

Gyula Andrássy Count Gyula Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka (8 March 1823 – 18 February 1890) was a Hungarian statesman, who served as Prime Minister of Hungary (1867–1871) and subsequently as Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary (1871–1 ...

's only daughter, Ilona Andrássy in 1882. When

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, after serving as Győr county and city supreme count (''főispán''), was appointed ''Banus'' in

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on 1 December 1883, the King appointed Batthyány supreme count of

. Batthyány proved to be very successful in managing Győr by fostering industrial development. The

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, therefore, highly respected him and he enjoyed popular support. For this reason the Hungarian government in 1892 appointed him Governor of Fiume. After the resignation of the mayor of Fiume

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, Batthyány resigned in turn in autumn 1896. In the same year Batthyány became a parliamentary representative of the city of Győr. In recognition of his qualities and achievements he became imperial and royal chamberlain, and royal intimate counselor. File:Sudika_Egyed_palace.jpg, Castle

(Hungary) where he was born PPMHP 270508 ulaz.jpg, Governors palace in

, today in Croatia Barabas-batthyany.jpg, His father-in-law

Lajos Batthyány Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár (; hu, gróf németújvári Batthyány Lajos; 10 February 1807 – 6 October 1849) was the first Prime Minister of Hungary. He was born in Pozsony (modern-day Bratislava) on 10 February 1807, and was e ...

von Németújvár (1807–1849) Vaszary Portrait of Ilona Andrássy 1905.jpg, His wife

Ilona Andrássy Countess Ilona Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka (21 May 1858 – 2 April 1952) was a Hungarian noblewoman, wife of Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár (1860–1951) who served as Governor of Fiume. Early life Her parents were ...

(1858–1952)

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1860 births 1951 deaths

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Early life

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