Baron Pavao Rauch de Nyék (20 February 1865 – 29 November 1933) was a

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n politician who served as Ban (viceroy) of

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between 1908 and 1910.

Life

Born in

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, he was the son of Baron

Levin Rauch Baron Levin Rauch de Nyék (6 October 1819 – 25 August 1890) was an Austrian-Hungarian politician and appointed Ban of Croatia-Slavonia between 1867 and 1871. He is most notable for securing victory of the Unionist Party through changing the el ...

de Nyék, Ban (viceroy) of

, and Countess Antonia Sermage von Szomszédvár et Medvedgrád (1826–1913). Pavao Rauch was appointed as vice-roy on 8 January 1908. Ten thousand protesters met Rauch upon his arrival in

on 15 January, hurling abuse and throwing spoiled eggs and pebbles at him. From the very beginning of Rauch's rule, the

Croato-Serbian Coalition The Croat-Serb Coalition ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Hrvatsko-srpska koalicija, separator=/, Хрватско-српска коалиција) was a major political alliance in Austria-Hungary during early 20th century that governed the Croatian lands, the cr ...

announced that it would refuse to co-operate in any manner with the new unionist vice-roy.Mira Kolar: "''The Activities of Vice-Roy Pavao Rauch In Croatia''"
/ref> After the

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(''Sabor'') had been disbanded on 12 March 1908 because of its refusal to co-operate with and the insults it directed at the Vice-Roy, Pavao Rauch ruled through

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s and civil servants. Despite all opposition predictions, Rauch remained in power for two years. On 5 February 1910, he received the King's letter of dismissal.

Nikola Tomašić Nikola Tomašić ( Hungarian: ''Miklós Tomassich'' or ''Miklós Tomasics''; 13 January 1864 – 29 May 1918) was a Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem ...

had been immediately appointed as new vice-roy. In 1888 he married Rozin von Bächle. Their only son Paul was killed fighting in Samoa in 1918. Paul's widow Elsa remarried to Robert

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in 1921. He died in Martijanec.

References

1865 births 1933 deaths Politicians from Zagreb Croatian Austro-Hungarians Bans of Croatia 19th-century Croatian nobility 20th-century Croatian nobility Politicians from Austria-Hungary {{Croatia-bio-stub