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Károlyi Castle (Parádfürdő)
Károlyi Castle is a 19th-century castle located in Parád, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary. The castle was remodeled and expanded in Classicism, classicist for the Károlyi family by architect Miklós Ybl in 1872. History The center of Parádfürdő is occupied by a large park, which was once the garden of the nearby castle. On the right bank of the , on top of a high hill, the former castle of the Károlyi family still stands today. In the 18th century, there was only a summer residence here, owned by several families, including the Rákóczi and Grassalkovich families. The Károlyi family rented the estate before buying it in 1847, which György Károlyi had rebuilt into a hunting lodge in 1872 with Miklós Ybl. In 1889, Gyula Károlyi added a two-story, romantic wing to the Classicism, classicist-style building, which turned it into a 44 room castle complete with a piped water system. In 1914, future Prime Minister of Hungary, Prime Minister Count Mihály Kár ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parád
Parád is a large village in Heves County, Hungary, in the Mátra mountain range, the bottom of the northern side of the Kékes peak, beside of the Parádi-Tarna creek. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 1862 (see Demographics). The village located 6.4 km from (Nr. 84) Kisterenye–Kál-Kápolna railway line, 27.9 km from the Main road 3 (Hungary), main road 3 and 34.5 km from the M3 motorway (Hungary), M3 motorway. Although the ''Recsk-Parádfürdő'' railway station is the closest, but public transport on the railway line ceased on . The closest train station with public transport in Gyöngyös 26,9 km far. The eastern end of the village (''Parádfürdő'') have an own postal code (3244). History The settlement was first mentioned in a document in 1506, when it was mentioned as ''Parad''. In the 17th century, the settlement came into the possession of the Rákóczi family. Francis II Rákóczi, Prince Francis II Rákóczi established a Glassblowing, glass huta called '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grassalkovich
Anton Graf Grassalkovich de Gyarak ( Ürmény, 6 March 1694 – Gödöllő, 1 December 1771) was an Imperial Real Privy Councilor, President of the Royal Hungarian Court Chamber, Chief Justice of Hungary (1731–1748), and confidant of Empress Maria Theresia. Biography Anton (Antal I) Grassalkovich came from a noble family of Croatian descent from the lower nobility in Beckov. Grassalkovich was appointed Royal Prosecutor (Causarum Regalium Director) in 1720 and Chief Justice of Hungary (Personalis) in 1731. On 26 May 1732, he was made a Baron. He gave up the office of Advocate General when he succeeded Count Erdődy as President of the Hungarian Court Chamber in 1748, a position he held until his death. On 5 April 1743, he was raised to the rank of Count. The Grassalkovich era was characterized by the Court Chamber's systematic efforts to organize the immigration of people willing to settle beyond the western borders of the Holy Roman Empire to colonize large parts of what w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castles In Hungary
This list of castles in Hungary article consists mostly of the well-known castles on the territory of today's Hungary. List of castles See also *Palaces and mansions in Hungary *List of castles in Europe External linksHomepage of castles in Hungary and in the ancient Hungarian Kingdom {{Castles in Hungary Castles in Hungary, Lists of buildings and structures in Hungary, Castles Lists of castles in Europe, Hungary Lists of castles by country, Hungary Lists of tourist attractions in Hungary, Casltes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katinka Andrássy
Countess Katalin Károlyi (née Countess Katalin Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály és Krasznahorkai; 21 September 1892 – 12 June 1985) was a Hungarian people, Hungarian noblewoman and the wife of Count Mihály Károlyi, who served as Prime Minister of Hungary, Prime Minister then President of Hungary, President of the First Hungarian Republic after the First World War. They lived abroad since 1919. She was called by political opponents as Red Countess after her husband. Family Her father was Count Tivadar Andrássy, a politician and painter, eldest son of Prime Minister of Hungary Gyula Andrássy. She was named after her grandmother, Countess Katinka Kendeffy. She had three sisters: Ilona, Borbála and Klára Andrássy, Klára (or ''Kája''). She married Count Mihály Károlyi (1875–1955) on 7 November 1914 in Budapest. According to Hungarian tradition, she wore the name of her husband. They had three children: Éva, Ádám and Judit. Films *''The Red Countess'', a 1985 Hung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihály Károlyi
Count Mihály Ádám György Miklós Károlyi de Nagykároly (; ; or in short simple form: Michael Károlyi; 4 March 1875 – 19 March 1955) was a Hungarian politician who served as a leader of the short-lived and unrecognized First Hungarian Republic from 1918 to 1919. He served as prime minister between 1 and 16 November 1918 and as president between 16 November 1918 and 21 March 1919. The assessment of his political activities is strikingly contradictory, although there is a general consensus that he was a weak and unsuccessful leader. Beyond this, during the Horthy era, he was identified as one of the main causes of Treaty of Trianon and officially sentenced as a traitor by the legal court. Conversely, according to the political left, he was respected as a statesman who recognized that the culpable war policies of the leaders of the Monarchy were leading Hungary into the disaster of World War I, and he attempted, in his own way, to counteract this. These contradictions in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Hungary
The prime minister of Hungary () is the head of government of Hungary. The prime minister and the government of Hungary, Cabinet are collectively accountability, accountable for their policies and actions to the National Assembly (Hungary), Parliament, to their list of political parties in Hungary, political party and ultimately to the elections in Hungary, electorate. The List of prime ministers of Hungary, current holder of the office is Viktor Orbán, leader of the Fidesz, Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance, who has served since 29 May 2010. According to the Hungarian Constitution, the prime minister is nominated by the president of Hungary and formally elected by the National Assembly. Constitutionally, the president is required to nominate the leader of the political party that wins a majority of seats in the National Assembly as prime minister. If there is no party with a majority, the president holds an audience with the leaders of all parties represented in the assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyula Károlyi
Gyula Count Károlyi de Nagykároly in English: Julius Károlyi (7 May 1871 – 23 April 1947) was a conservative Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1931 to 1932. He had previously been prime minister of the counter-revolutionary government in Szeged for several months in 1919. As prime minister, he generally tried to continue the moderate conservative policies of his predecessor, István Bethlen, although with less success. Early life He was born in Nyírbakta (now: ''Baktalórántháza'') to an old aristocratic family. His parents were Count Tibor Károlyi, who served as Speaker of the House of Magnates from 1898 to 1900, and Countess Emma Degenfeld-Schomburg. Tibor Károlyi was also the guardian of Gyula's first cousin, Mihály Károlyi, who would become first prime minister and then president of Hungary. After grammar school studies he attended the Faculty of Law at the University of Budapest, followed by studies at the University of Berl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
György Károlyi
György () is a Hungarian version of the name ''George''. Some notable people with this given name: * György Alexits (1899–1978), Hungarian mathematician * György Almásy (1867–1933), Hungarian asiologist, traveler, zoologist and ethnographer, father of László Almásy * György Apponyi (1808–1899), Hungarian politician * György Gordon Bajnai (born 1968), Prime Minister of Hungary (2009-10) * György Bálint (originally surname Braun; 1919–2020), Hungarian horticulturist, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, journalist, author, and politician who served as an MP. * György Bárdy (1921–2013), Hungarian film and television actor * György Békésy (1899–1972), Hungarian biophysicist, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine * György Bessenyei (1747–1811), Hungarian playwright and poet * György Bródy (1908–1967), Hungarian water polo goalkeeper, 2x Olympic champion * György Bulányi (1919–2010), Hungarian a Piarist priest, teacher, and leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rákóczi
The House of Rákóczi (older spelling Rákóczy) was a Hungarian nobility, Hungarian noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary between the 13th century and 18th century. Their name is also spelled ''Rákoci'' (in Slovakia), ''Rakoczi'' and ''Rakoczy'' in some foreign sources. The family was named after Rákóc (Rakovec, now Rakovec nad Ondavou, Slovakia). The family originated from the Bogátradvány (genus), Bogátradvány clan which had Bohemian roots, according to Simon of Kéza's chronicle. The foundations for the family's wealth and power were laid down by Sigismund Rákóczi; some decades into the 17th century, the Rákóczis became the wealthiest aristocrats of Hungary. Most famous was Francis II Rákóczi, who led an unsuccessful revolt against Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg rule between 1703-1711, that was Rákóczi's War of Independence. Family legacy The last member of the family was György (''George'') Rákóczi, the son of Francis II Rákóczi, who died in France in 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pétervására District
Pétervására () is a district created in 2013 in the north-western part of Heves County. '' Pétervására'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. Geography Pétervására District borders with Salgótarján District ''(Nógrád County)'' and Ózd District ''( Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County)'' to the north, Bélapátfalva District and Eger District to the east, Gyöngyös District to the south, Bátonyterenye District ''(Nógrád County)'' to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Pétervására District is 20. Municipalities The district has 1 town, 2 large villages and 17 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012) The bolded municipality is city, ''italics'' municipalities are large villages. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 21,433 and the population density was 50/km². Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Century
The 18th century lasted from 1 January 1701 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCI) to 31 December 1800 (MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the Atlantic Revolutions. Revolutions began to challenge the legitimacy of monarchical and aristocratic power structures. The Industrial Revolution began mid-century, leading to radical changes in human society and the environment. The European colonization of the Americas and other parts of the world intensified and associated mass migrations of people grew in size as part of the Age of Sail. During the century, slave trading expanded across the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, while declining in Russia and China. Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work. For example, the "short" 18th century may be defined as 1715–1789, denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
