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Károlyi Castle (Derekegyház)
Károlyi-Weiss Castle is a 19th-century castle located in Derekegyház, Csongrád County, Hungary. The castle was built in the Baroque and Copf Style for the Károlyi family. History The Csongrád- Vásárhely manor was in the possession of Mátyás Szuhay and Gáspár Szuhay in the 17th century, but the Emperor confiscated it from them for disloyalty, and, in 1670, the chamber managed the treasury lands. Part of the manor was purchased by Count Lipót Schlick in 1702. In addition to Derekegyház-puszta, this also included Csongrád, Vásárhely and Szegvár. In 1722, the Count sold the estate of about 118,000 cadastral acres to Sándor Károlyi for 30,000 forints. Károlyi ownership Count Sándor Károlyi established the center of his Great Plain estates in Szegvár. After his death in 1743, his son, Ferenc Károlyi, transferred the Szegvár Castle to his sister, Klára Károlyi (and her husband, Gábor Haller) and established the new estate center in Derekegyházpuszta with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derekegyház
Derekegyház is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ... of 1584 people (2015). References Populated places in Csongrád-Csanád County {{Csongrad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
József Károlyi
Count József Hilarius Sergius Marius Franz Anton Johann Nepomucen Károlyi de Nagykároly (7 October 1768 – 4 April 1803), was a Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867), Hungarian nobleman and soldier. Early life Károlyi was born in Vienna, the capital of the Archduchy of Austria on 7 October 1768. He was a son of Antal Károlyi, Antal Károlyi de Nagykároly (1732–1791) and Józefa Antalné von Harrucker de Békés-Gyula, Hungary, Gyula, a daughter of Court Chamberlain, Baron Johann Franz Dominik Bernhard von Harrucker. His paternal grandparents were Count Ferenc Károlyi (only surviving son of Count Sándor Károlyi) and Krisztina Csáky de Körösszegh (a niece of the Archbishop of Kalocsa, Cardinal Imre Csáky (cardinal), Imre Csáky). His aunt, Countess Anna Károlyi de Nagykároly, was the wife of Count Pál Szapáry, and another aunt, Countess Eva Károlyi de Nagykároly, was the wife of Count József von Starhemberg. He was educated at the ''Collegium pauperum nobilium'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szentes
Szentes () is a town in south-eastern Hungary, Csongrád-Csanád County, Csongrád county, near the Tisza, Tisza river. The town is a cultural and educational center of the region. It is the third most populous town in Csongrád-Csanád County, Csongrad county after Szeged and Hódmezővásárhely. History The area around Szentes has been inhabited since the Neolithic. The Szegvár-tűzkövesi idol, one of the Neolithic period's only depictions of a male deity, was discovered in the area. During the Migration Period, barbarian invasions, many Ethnicity, ethnic groups moved through the region, and there is archeological evidence of hundreds of Grave, graves belonging to Iazyges, Sarmatians, Gepids, Huns, and Pannonian Avars, Avars. According to certain accounts, the legendary camp of Attila, Atilla the Hun was found in this area, at the confluence of the Tisza and the Körös rivers. The town was first documented about the land-division in 1332 and called "''Scenthus".'' It was sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
József Koszta
József Koszta (27 March 1861 – 29 July 1949) was a Hungarian painter whose major works include ''Girl with Geraniums'', ''Corn Snappers'' and ''Woman Drying Plates''. Life Born on 27 March 1861, Koszta trained at various schools of art, including the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, which he attended in 1891 on a scholarship, and the Master School of Gyula Benczúr. He studied under Károly Lotz and Bertalan Szekely. He became a member of the Szolnok Szolnok (; also known by #Name and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. A city with county rights, it is located on the banks of the Tisza river, in the heart of the Great Hungarian ... Art Colony and worked largely in solitude on a farm he shared with landscape artist István Nagy for many years. Koszta's artistic vision began to emerge in the 1920s. Working in the realism school, he focused heavily on images depicting peasant life, utilizing strong tonal co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of National Unity (Hungary)
The Government of National Unity was a Nazi Germany, Nazi-backed puppet government of Hungary, which ruled the Operation Panzerfaust, German-occupied Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Kingdom of Hungary during World War II in Eastern Europe. After the joint ''coup d’état'' with which the Nazis and the Arrow Cross Party overthrew the government of the Regent of Hungary, Miklós Horthy ( 1920–1944), the Arrow Cross Party established the coalition Government of National Unity () on 16 October 1944.The Policies of Prime Minister Kallay and the German Occupation of Hungary in March 1944 As the national government, the Arrow Cross Party installed Ferenc Szálasi as the prime minister of the Government of National Unity and as the List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tympanum (architecture)
A tympanum ( tympana; from Greek and wiktionary:tympanum#Latin, Latin words meaning "drum") is the semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance, door or window, which is bounded by a lintel and an arch. It often contains pedimental sculpture or other imagery or ornaments. Many architecture, architectural styles include this element, although it is most commonly associated with Romanesque architecture, Romanesque and Gothic architecture, Gothic architecture. Alternatively, the tympanum may hold an inscription, or in modern times, a clock face. Tympanums in antiquity and the Early Middle Ages Tympanums are by definition inscriptions enclosed by a pediment, however the evolution of tympanums gives them more specific implications. Pediments first emerged early in Classical Greece around 700-480 BCE, with early examples such as the Parthenon remaining famous to this day. Pediments spread across the Hellenistic world with the rest of classical architecture. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms
A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full achievement (heraldry), heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest (heraldry), crest, and a motto. A coat of arms is traditionally unique to the armiger (e.g. an individual person, family, state, organization, school or corporation). The term "coat of arms" itself, describing in modern times just the heraldic design, originates from the description of the entire medieval chainmail "surcoat" garment used in combat or preparation for the latter. Roll of arms, Rolls of arms are collections of many coats of arms, and since the early Modern Age centuries, they have been a source of information for public showing and tracing the membership of a nobility, noble family, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Károlyi
The House of Károlyi is the name of an old and prominent Hungarian nobility, Hungarian noble family, whose members held the title of Count in Kingdom of Hungary, Hungary, awarded to them on 5 April 1712 by Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. They claim descent from the late 9th century Magyar chieftain Kond (chieftain), Kond. Notable members * Károlyi family ** László Károlyi (1622–1689), László Károlyi (1622–1689), Hungarian politician ** Sándor Károlyi (1668–1743), first count ** Ferenc Károlyi (1705–1758) Hungarian count and soldier ** Antal Károlyi (1732–1791), Hungarian politician ** József Károlyi (1768–1802), Hungarian politician ** István Károlyi (1797–1881), Hungarian politician ** Lajos Károlyi (1799–1863), Hungarian politician ** György Károlyi (1802–1877), Hungarian politician ** László Károlyi (1824–1852), László Károlyi (1824–1852), Hungarian naval officer ** Alajos Károlyi (1825–1899), Austro-Hungarian diplomat ** Gyula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles IV Of Hungary
Charles I (, ; 17 August 1887 – 1 April 1922) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary (as Charles IV), and the ruler of the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from November 1916 until the monarchy was abolished in November 1918. He was the last of the monarchs belonging to the House of Habsburg-Lorraine to rule over Austria-Hungary. The son of Archduke Otto of Austria and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Charles became heir presumptive of Emperor Franz Joseph when his uncle Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in 1914. In 1911, he married Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma. Charles succeeded to the thrones in November 1916 following the death of his great-uncle, Franz Joseph. He began secret negotiations with the Allies, hoping to peacefully end the First World War, but was unsuccessful. Despite Charles's efforts to preserve the empire by returning it to federalism and by championing Austro-Slavism, Austria-Hungary hurtled into disintegration: Czechoslovakia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Magnates
The House of Magnates (; ; ; ) was the upper chamber of the Diet of Hungary. This chamber was operational from 1867 to 1918 and subsequently from 1927 to 1945. The house was, like the current House of Lords in the United Kingdom, composed of hereditaries, ecclesiastics, and, unlike the House of Lords, deputized representatives from autonomous regions (similar to Resident Commissioners of United States territories). The House had no fixed membership size, as anyone who met the qualifications could sit in it. The official list was composed of: * Princes of the Royal House who have attained their majority (16 in 1904) * Hereditary peers who paid at least 3000 florins a year land tax (237 in 1904) (2.178 kg of gold ; at its 1896 exchange rate, £1 was worth 12 florins, so this comes to £250) * High dignitaries of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches (42 in 1904) * Representatives of the Protestant confessions (13 in 1904) * Life peers appointed by the Crown, no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly (Hungary)
The National Assembly ( ) is the parliament of Hungary. The unicameral body consists of 199 (386 between 1990 and 2014) members elected to four-year terms. Election of members is done using a semi-proportional representation: a mixed-member majoritarian representation with partial scorporo, compensation via transfer votes and mixed single vote; involving single-member districts and one list vote; parties must win at least 5% of the popular vote in order to gain list seats. The Assembly includes 25 standing committees to debate and report on introduced bills and to supervise the activities of the ministers. The Constitutional Court of Hungary has the right to challenge legislation on the grounds of constitutionality. Under Hungarian People's Republic, communist rule, the National Assembly existed as the highest organ of state power, supreme organ of state power as the sole branch of government in Hungary, and per the principle of unified power, all state organs were subservient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
