The Curia Regia was the

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of the

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(

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and

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) between 1723 and 1949. Charles VI in 1723 divided it into two courts: the ''Tabula Septemviralis'' (Court of the Seven) and the ''Tabula Regia Iudiciaria'' (Royal Court). The ''Tabula Regia'' functioned under a dignitary named the '' Personalis'', in the case of prevention, of the elder Baron Court.Robert John Weston Evans ''The Making of the Habsburg Monarchy, 1550-1700: An Interpretation'', p. 239, Oxford University Press, 1979 , .

Tabula Septemviralis

The Palatine, five Prelates (the archbishop of

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and Kalocsa and three bishops), eight magnates and eight nobleman, one Reporter of the mine courts and a recorder composed the ''Tabula Septemviralis'', after 1723. The ''Tabula Septemviralis'' solved the

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s on the verdicts of the Tabula Regia and

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. It was the final instance, and in

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it was not possible to appeal its verdict, while in criminal cases, the King had the power to grant

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Tabula Regia Iudiciaria

The ''Tabula Regia'' was composed of two

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s, two Barons of the Court, two deputy judge advocates of the Kingdom: the vice

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, the deputy judge advocate of the Curia Regia, four protonotars, four assessors of the Kingdom, four assessors of the archdiocese, four adjunctive assessors.

Presidents

Kúria (1723–1949)

* Apponyi György (1860–1863) * Andrássy György (1863–1865) *Az országbírói poszt betöltetlen (1865-1867) *ifj. Mailáth György (1867–1883) *Perczel Béla (1884–1888) *Szabó Miklós (1888–1906) *Oberschall Adolf (1906–1908) *Günther Antal (1909–1920) *Tőry Gusztáv (1920–1925) *Juhász Andor (1925–1934) *Osvald István (1934–1937) *Töreky Géza (1937–1944) * Szemák Jenő (1944–1945) *Kerekess István (1945–1949) *Somogyi Ödön (1949–1950)

References

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Hungary under Habsburg rule Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946) Courts and tribunals established in 1723 Courts and tribunals disestablished in 1949