Baron Béla Tallián de Vizek (1851 – 23 November 1921) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Agriculture between 1903 and 1905.

Biography

He was one of the deputy speakers of the House of Representatives from 1899 to 1903. During the First World War he served as civil governor of

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for a short time after the occupation of the

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n capital city. After the war he escaped to

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. He was arrested by the communists during the

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. After the fall of the communist regime he moved to Szeged. He was married to Baroness Marija Bajic of Varadia (1864-1932), great-granddaughter of Miloš Obrenović, Prince of Serbia through his eldest daughter Princess Petria Obrenovic (1808-1871). They had three sons and one daughter.

References

Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
1851 births 1921 deaths People from Somogy County Ministers of agriculture of Hungary People of World War I from Austria-Hungary Lord-lieutenants of a county in Hungarian Kingdom {{Hungary-politician-stub