Károly Szász de Szemerja (11 November 1865 – 21 March 1950) was a Hungarian literary historian and politician, who served as the last Speaker of the House of Representatives between 1917 and 1918. He was a member of the

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Kisfaludy Society The Kisfaludy Society (Hungarian: ''Kisfaludy Társaság'') was a literary society in Pest, founded in 1836 and named after Károly Kisfaludy, who had died in 1830. It held monthly meetings and was a major force in Hungarian literary life, giving ...

and

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. He strongly opposed

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's poetry, his study about the poet attracted attention in the country. After the Declaration of Eckartsau (Emperor-King Charles I (IV) suspended his royal rights)

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and Szász dissolved the House of Representatives and proclaimed the

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on 16 November 1918. Szász said ''"during the pivotal historical events which took place in the past few weeks, the

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despised the basis of a sovereign, independent and democratic Hungary."'' Károlyi became Provisional President and the

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was replaced by the

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. Szász retired from the politics after declaration of the republic. During the time of the

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, he was held prisoner as a hostage.

Sources

* Jónás, Károly - Villám, Judit: ''A Magyar Országgyűlés elnökei 1848-2002''. Argumentum, Budapest, 2002. pp. 177–180 * Szinnyei, József: ''Magyar írók élete és munkái XIII. (Steiner–Télfy).'' Budapest: Hornyánszky. 1909. * Pintér, Jenő: ''A magyar irodalom története: tudományos rendszerezés, 8. kötet.'' (Irodalomtörténetírók és kritikusok c. alfejezet.) (1930–1941.) * Pintér, Jenő: ''A magyar irodalom története: tudományos rendszerezés, 8. kötet.'' (Hagyományőrző költők c. alfejezet.) (1930–1941.)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Szasz, Karoly 1865 births 1950 deaths Hungarian literary historians Speakers of the House of Representatives of Hungary Historians from Austria-Hungary