Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár (
Egyed, 27 July 1860 -
Polgárdi
Polgárdi is a town in Fejér county, Hungary, reportedly the site where the Sevso Treasure was discovered.
Geography
Polgárdi is located at an altitude of about 144 metres, about 12 kilometres northeast of Lake Balaton, a resort area in wes ...
, 27 December 1951) was the main county head of
Győr
Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia region, and – halfway between Budapest and Vienna – situated on one of t ...
(Latin: comes (''supremus''), Hungarian: főispán), Governor (kormányzó) of
Fiume
Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primorj ...
, and Győr parliamentary representative.
Early life
He was the eldest son of count Géza
Batthyány von Németújvár (1838–1900) and Countess Emma Batthyány (1837–1902). Her father was the first prime-minister of Hungary
Count Lajos Batthyány von Németújvár (1807–1849).
Biography
Batthyány attended law studies at Budapest, Berlin and Paris, pursuing a diplomatic career, but later abandoned this plan. He married
Gyula Andrássy
Count Gyula Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka (8 March 1823 – 18 February 1890) was a Hungarian statesman, who served as Prime Minister of Hungary (1867–1871) and subsequently as Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary (1871– ...
's only daughter, Ilona Andrássy in 1882. When
Károly Khuen-Héderváry
Count Károly Khuen-Héderváry de Hédervár, born as ''Károly Khuen de Belás'' ( hr, Dragutin Khuen-Héderváry, 23 May 1849 – 16 February 1918) was a Hungarian politician and the Ban of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia in the late ninet ...
, after serving as Győr county and city supreme count (''főispán''), was appointed ''Banus'' in
Croatia
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on 1 December 1883, the King appointed Batthyány supreme count of
Győr
Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia region, and – halfway between Budapest and Vienna – situated on one of t ...
. Batthyány proved to be very successful in managing Győr by fostering industrial development. The
bourgeoisie, therefore, highly respected him and he enjoyed popular support.
For this reason the Hungarian government in 1892 appointed him
Governor of Fiume
This is a list of governors of the Corpus separatum of Fiume (formally known as ''City of Fiume and its district''), heads of state of the Free State of Fiume and prefects of the Province of Fiume (now modern Rijeka and its surrounding area, ...
. After the resignation of the mayor of Fiume
Giovanni de Ciotta, Batthyány resigned in turn in autumn 1896. In the same year Batthyány became a parliamentary representative of the city of Győr. In recognition of his qualities and achievements he became imperial and royal chamberlain, and royal intimate counselor.
File:Sudika_Egyed_palace.jpg, Castle Egyed (Hungary) where he was born
PPMHP 270508 ulaz.jpg, Governors palace in Fiume
Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primorj ...
, today in Croatia
Barabas-batthyany.jpg, His father-in-law Lajos Batthyány
Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár (; hu, gróf németújvári Batthyány Lajos; 10 February 1807 – 6 October 1849) was the first Prime Minister of Hungary. He was born in Pozsony (modern-day Bratislava) on 10 February 1807, and was e ...
von Németújvár (1807–1849)
Vaszary Portrait of Ilona Andrássy 1905.jpg, His wife Ilona Andrássy
Countess Ilona Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka (21 May 1858 – 2 April 1952) was a Hungarian noblewoman, wife of Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár (1860–1951) who served as Governor of Fiume.
Early life
Her parents were ...
(1858–1952)
See also
*
Governors and Heads of State of Fiume
References
1860 births
1951 deaths
Lajos
Lajos () is a Hungarian masculine given name, cognate to the English Louis. People named Lajos include:
Hungarian monarchs:
* Lajos I, 1326-1382 (ruled 1342-1382)
* Lajos II, 1506-1526 (ruled 1516-1526)
In Hungarian politics:
* Lajos Au ...
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