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Lajos Batthyány
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Hungarian politician (1807–1849)
Key facts
- Monarch
- Ferdinand V
- Deputy
- Bertalan Szemere
- Preceded by
- Position established
- Succeeded by
- Lajos Kossuth
- Born
- ( 1807-02-10 ) 10 February 1807, Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary , Austrian Empire , (present-day Bratislava , Slovakia)
- Died
- 6 October 1849 (1849-10-06) (aged 42), Pest , Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire, (present-day Budapest , Hungary)
- Cause of death
- Execution by firing squad
- Resting place
- Kerepesi Cemetery , Budapest
- Party
- Opposition Party
- Spouse
- Antónia Zichy de Zics et Vázsonykő
- Children
- Amália , Ilona , Elemér
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lajos
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Bratislava
- Place of death
- Pest
- Spouse
- Antónia Zichy
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Family
- Batthyány
- Noble title
- count
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Image
- Barabas-batthyany.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lajos Batthyány (prime minister)
- date of birth
- 1807-02-10
- date of death
- 1849-10-06
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- place of burial
- Fiume Road Graveyard
- name in native language
- Batthyány Lajos
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Encyclopedic overview
Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár ( Hungarian pronunciation: ['lɒjɔʃ 'bɒc:a:ɲi dɛ 'ne:mɛtu:jva:r]; Hungarian: 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 executed by firing squad in Pest on 6 October 1849, the same day as the 13 Martyrs of Arad.
Career
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