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Frigyes Szapáry
Count Frigyes Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget (15 November 1869 – 18 March 1935), was an Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian diplomat of Hungarian origin serving as ambassador to St. Petersburg at the outbreak of World War I and who played a key role during the July Crisis of 1914. Life Born in Budapest on 15 November 1869 into a prominent Hungarian Szapáry, House of Szapáry, as the second son of László Szapáry, Count László Szapáry (1831–1883), an Austro-Hungarian general who had played a leading role in the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878, and his wife, Countess Marianne von :File:COA_Grunne_AT_Tyroff.png, Grünne (1835-1906), great-granddaughter of Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff, Prince Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg. He was also a cousin of Gyula Szapáry, Count Gyula Szapáry, Prime Minister of Hungary from 1890 to 1892. On 27 April 1908, he married Princess Hedwig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Alexander Von Hoyos
Ludwig Alexander Georg Graf von Hoyos, Freiherr zu Stichsenstein (13 May 1876 – 20 October 1937) was an Austro-Hungarian diplomat who played a major role during the July Crisis while serving as chef de cabinet of the Foreign Minister at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. He was the last chef de cabinet of Austria-Hungary. He was the grandson of Robert Whitehead, the inventor of the torpedo. Early life Hoyos was born in Fiume (then part of Austria-Hungary, now called Rijeka in Croatia) on 13 May 1876 into the House of Hoyos, a noble family that hailed originally from Spain, but which had migrated to Austria around 1525. Over the centuries, the family had become part of the Hungarian nobility. His parents were Georg Anton, Count of Hoyos (1842–1904), and Alice Whitehead, who was the daughter of Robert Whitehead, the British-Austrian engineer and inventor of the torpedo. They had married in 1869, and Georg Hoyos had been in charge of the Whitehead shipyard in Fiume at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyula Szapáry
Count Gyula Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget, Arhaically English: Julius Szapáry, French: Jules Szapáry (1 November 1832 – 20 January 1905) was a Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1890 to 1892. Biography Born into a prominent Hungarian noble family and large estate owners. His parents were Count József Szapáry, a royal counselor and Baroness Anna Orczy de Orczi. He was a cousin of Count Frigyes Szapáry, who served as ambassador at St. Petersburg at the outbreak of World War I. Szapáry married Countess Karolina Festetics de Tolna (1838–1919). They had seven children (including Lőrinc Szapáry). His great-grandchild is György Szapáry economist, former deputy governor of the Hungarian National Bank and ambassador to the United States from January 2011 to January 2015. Political career He studied law, entered the government service and became Viscount (''vicecomes'') of Heves County. He spent nine legislative s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Alois Lexa Von Aehrenthal
Alois Leopold Johann Baptist Graf Lexa von Aehrenthal (27 September 1854 – 17 February 1912) was a diplomat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. According to his biographer Solomon Wank, he exuded a strong monarchical-conservative outlook, loyalty to the Empire, and optimism regarding its ability to survive and flourish in the early-20th century. He became best known for promoting an energetic Austro-Hungarian foreign-policy in the Balkans, seeking cooperation with Russia and approval of Germany for actions that angered the South Slav element in the Balkans. As Imperial Foreign Minister between 1906 and 1912, Aehrenthal formulated and executed the Austro-Hungarian annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and their integration in 1908 into the Austro-Hungarian Empire. With the annexation he sought to permanently block in the Balkan south of the empire the emergence there of inter- and intra-ethnic nationalisms amongst the multiplicity of peoples on the basis of their shared religious b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chef De Cabinet
In some Francophone countries and international organisations, a ( French; literally 'head of office') is a senior official working for a high-ranking political or administrative figure such as a government minister. They are typically responsible for running the office () and may serve a similar function to a private secretary (United Kingdom) or chief of staff (United States). The title is used by the head of an office in the United Nations Secretariat, appointed by the Secretary-General, or in the European Commission, appointed by an individual European Commissioner for their personal cabinet. The current to the United Nations Secretary-General Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, Power (social and political), power, or importance in the organization. Secretaries announce important events and communicate to the org ... is Courtenay Rattray of Jamaica. References Chiefs of staff French word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballhausplatz
Ballhausplatz is a town square, square in central Vienna containing the building (with the address Ballhausplatz 2) that for over two hundred years has been the official residence of the most senior Austrian Cabinet Minister, the State Chancellor, today the Chancellor of Austria (Prime Minister). As a result, ''Ballhausplatz'' is often used as shorthand for the Austrian Federal Chancellery. Until 1918 the Foreign Ministry of Austria-Hungary was also housed here. Similar to Downing Street or the Hotel Matignon, the word ''Ballhausplatz'' (or ''Ballplatz'' for short) is a synecdoche for the seat of power. Ballhausplatz is located in the first district Innere Stadt in central Vienna, a few minutes' walk from the Austrian Parliament Building and on the edge of the grounds of Hofburg Imperial Palace. Until 1754 the square itself did not exist, as an imperial hospital was located there. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, erected a real tennis house there, the ''Ballhaus'' (ball house). La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is not a state of its own. It ranks as the 11th-largest city in the European Union. The metropolitan area has around 3 million inhabitants, and the broader Munich Metropolitan Region is home to about 6.2 million people. It is the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top four German metropolitan regions, third largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. Munich is located on the river Isar north of the Alps. It is the seat of the Upper Bavaria, Upper Bavarian administrative region. With 4,500 people per km2, Munich is Germany's most densely populated municipality. It is also the second-largest city in the Bavarian language, Bavarian dialect area after Vienna. The first record of Munich dates to 1158. The city ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, highest population within its city limits of any city in the European Union. The city is also one of the states of Germany, being the List of German states by area, third smallest state in the country by area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and Brandenburg's capital Potsdam is nearby. The urban area of Berlin has a population of over 4.6 million and is therefore the most populous urban area in Germany. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region, as well as the List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP, fifth-biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2,746,984 residents in , Rome is the list of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, with a population of 4,223,885 residents, is the most populous metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in Italy. Rome metropolitan area, Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber Valley. Vatican City (the smallest country in the world and headquarters of the worldwide Catholic Church under the governance of the Holy See) is an independent country inside the city boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austro-Hungarian Foreign Service
The Austro-Hungarian Foreign Service () was the diplomatic service carrying out the foreign policy of the Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from the formation of the Dual Monarchy in 1867 until it was dissolved in 1918. Diplomatic missions It should first be noted that diplomatic relations overall were more limited at this time as there were much fewer sovereign states. In 1914, only 57 states could be considered as sovereign (compared to some 190 today). When the centrally organised Foreign Ministry of the Habsburg Empire was created in 1720, there were 19 diplomatic missions, of which the oldest one was in Constantinople established in 1547. Over time, new diplomatic missions were established and some were closed down, mostly due to the end of the receiving state. The last diplomatic mission was established in 1917 in Christiania (now Oslo). Furthermore, it needs to be highlighted that before World War II there was a division between embassies and legations based on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Michael Of Kent
Princess Michael of Kent (born Baroness Marie-Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz, 15 January 1945) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Michael of Kent, who is a grandson of George V, King George V. Princess Michael of Kent was an interior designer before becoming an author; she has written several books on European royalty. Early life and ancestry Princess Michael was born ''Freiherr, Freiin'' (Baroness) Marie-Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz, on 15 January 1945, in Karlovy Vary in Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945), Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, then officially ''Karlsbad'' in the German-populated Sudetenland, now in the Czech Republic. She was born at the estate (land), family estates of her Austrians, Austrian maternal grandmother, Princess Hedwig von Windisch-Graetz (1878–1918). By birth she is a member of the , ''uradel'' Silesian nobility who can trace their noble ancestry from 1288. The ancestral seat of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Günther Von Reibnitz
Günther-Hubertus Freiherr von Reibnitz (8 September 1894 – 2 March 1983) was a German nobleman and a cavalry officer in the German army during the First World War. He joined the Nazi Party in 1930 and was a member of the SS Cavalry Corps. Reibnitz married four times and was the father of Princess Michael of Kent. Two of his grandchildren, Lord Frederick Windsor and Lady Gabriella Windsor, are in the line of succession to the British throne. They are also great-grandchildren of King George V. Life Reibnitz was born into the Reibnitz family, an ancient (uradel) Silesian noble family of landowners in the service of the Dukes of Silesia, whose family seat was Burg Läusepelz. The family was first recorded in a written document from 1288 with ''Henricus de Rybnicz'' mentioned as a witness. Günther was the youngest son of Baron () Hans Egon Friedrich Wilhelm von Reibnitz (1856–1918), who, on 19 February 1887 had married Baroness Ida Nadejda Antonie Julie Marie Eugenie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principality Of Auersperg
The House of Auersperg ( or ''Turjaški'') is an List of princes of Austria-Hungary, Austrian princely family and formerly one of the most prominent European noble houses. The family originates from the Imperial Count, comital line of Auersperg in the Duchy of Carniola during the Middle Ages and belongs to the German nobility#Hochadel, high nobility (one of the Mediatised Houses, or former Sovereign families). The Auerspergs held the rank of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Princes of the Holy Roman Empire from 1653 and had an individual vote (''Virilstimme'') in the College of Princes of the Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire), Imperial Diet from 1664. They also held at various times the Duchy, duchies of Duchy of Münsterberg, Münsterberg and Gottschee. Following the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire 1806, their Imperial Estate, Imperial State was German mediatisation, mediatised to the Grand Duchy of Baden. The Auerspergs remained one of the most prominent families in the Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
