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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 List of foreign ministers of Austria-Hungary, Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary (1871–1879). Andrássy was a conservative; his foreign policies looked to expanding the Empire into Southeast Europe, preferably with British and German support, and without alienating Ottoman Turkey, Turkey. He saw Russia as the main adversary, because of its own expansionist policies toward Slavic and Orthodox areas. He distrusted Slavic nationalist movements as a threat to his multi-ethnic empire. Biography The son of Count Károly Andrássy and Etelka Szapáry, he was born in Vlachovo, Oláhpatak (present-day Vlachovo, Rožňava District, Slovakia), Kingdom of Hungary. His date and place of birth, however, are somewhat disputed. According to registry of Košice, Andrássy was baptised in the ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1992. p. 73. . Especially in earlier medieval periods the term often implied not only a certain status, but also that the ''count'' had specific responsibilities or offices. The etymologically related English term " county" denoted the territories associated with some countships, but not all. The title of ''count'' is typically not used in England or English-speaking countries, and the term ''earl'' is used instead. A female holder of the title is still referred to as a ''countess'', however. Origin of the term The word ''count'' came into English from the French ', itself from Latin '—in its accusative form ''comitem''. It meant "companion" or "attendant", and as a title it indicated that someone was delegated to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volosko
Volosko (Italian: ''Volosco, Volosca'') is a part of the city of Opatija, located in the Kvarner Gulf in western Croatia. It is located in the north of Opatija, on the road towards Kastav and Rijeka. The toponym ''Volosko'' drives from the name of the Slavic pantheon, Slavic deity Veles (god), Veles. Climate Between 1995 and 2013, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was , on 22 July 2006. The coldest temperature was , on 29 December 1996. History Until 1918, the town (named ''VOLOSCA'') was part of Cisleithania, the Austrian side of Austria-Hungary after Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, 1867, head of the district of the same name, one of the 11 ''Bezirkshauptmannschaften'' in the Austrian Littoral province. People * Amelia Milka Sablich, born there * Andrija Mohorovičić, born there * Gyula Andrássy, died there * Emil Sax, died there * Rokse mali bokse,born there Monuments and sights Art installations "Lautus" and "1857" A permanent un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Košice
Košice is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest city in Slovakia, after the capital Bratislava. Being the economic and cultural centre of eastern Slovakia, Košice is the seat of the Košice Region and Košice Self-governing Region, it belongs to the :sk:Košicko-prešovská aglomerácia, Košice-Prešov agglomeration, and is home to the Constitutional Court of Slovakia, Slovak Constitutional Court, three universities, various dioceses, and many museums, galleries, and theatres. In 2013, Košice was the European Capital of Culture, together with Marseille, France. Košice is an important industrial centre of Slovakia, and the U. S. Steel Košice, s.r.o., U.S. Steel Košice steel mill is the largest employer in the city. The town has extensive railway connections and an Košice Internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coronation of the Hungarian monarch, coronation of the first king Stephen I of Hungary, Stephen I at Esztergom around the year 1000;Kristó Gyula – Barta János – Gergely Jenő: Magyarország története előidőktől 2000-ig (History of Hungary from the prehistory to 2000), Pannonica Kiadó, Budapest, 2002, , pp. 37, 113, 678 ("Magyarország a 12. század második felére jelentős európai tényezővé, középhatalommá vált."/"By the 12th century Hungary became an important European factor, became a middle power.", "A Nyugat részévé vált Magyarország.../Hungary became part of the West"), pp. 616–644 his family (the Árpád dynasty) led the monarchy for 300 years. By the 12th century, the kingdom became a European power. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rožňava District
Rožňava District (''okres Rožňava'') is a Districts of Slovakia, district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary, county of Kingdom of Hungary of Gömör-Kishont, Gömör és Kishont, apart from the area in the south-east around the municipalities of Silická Jablonica, Hrušov, Rožňava District, Hrušov, Jablonov nad Turňou and Hrhov which formed part of the county of Abaúj-Torna. Municipalities *Ardovo *Betliar *Bohúňovo *Bôrka *Brdárka *Bretka *Brzotín *Čierna Lehota, Rožňava District, Čierna Lehota *Čoltovo *Čučma *Dedinky *Dlhá Ves *Dobšiná *Drnava *Gemerská Hôrka *Gemerská Panica *Gemerská Poloma *Gočaltovo *Gočovo *Hanková *Henckovce *Honce *Hrhov *Hrušov, Rožňava District, Hrušov *Jablonov nad Turňou *Jovice *Kečovo *Kobeliarovo *Koceľovce *Kováčová, Rožňava District, Kováčová *Krásnohorská Dlhá Lúka *Krásnohorské Podhr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etelka Szapáry
Countess Etelka (Adelhaid) Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget (26 September 1798 – 10 November 1876) was a Hungarian noblewoman and a landowner. Early life Born as a member of an old noble House of Szapáry, she was the second daughter of Count Péter Szápáry de Muraszombath, Széchysziget et Szapár (1766-1827) and his wife, Countess Júlia Csáky de Körösszeg et Adorján (1770-1827). Biography Etelka Szapáry possessed the Letenye castle, which was built by her father. The mansion became the property of the Andrássy family as her dowry. Today, it operates as a community center. She is buried in the Andrássy Mausoleum in Tőketerebes. Her sarcophagus rests in the crypt. Family She married Count Károly Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály és Krasznahorkai in Betlér, 1809. They had four children: * Countess Kornélia (1820–1836) * Count Manó (1821–1891): married to Countess Gabriella Pálffy de Erdőd (1833–1914) * Count Gyula (1823–18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Károly Andrássy
Count Károly Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka (29 February 1792 – 22 August 1845) was a Hungarian politician, who served as emissary to Gömör és Kis-Hont County in the Diets of 1839 and 1844. Background His parents were Count József Andrássy, a military officer, and Countess Walburga Csáky de Körösszeg et Adorján. He married Countess Etelka Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget in Betlér, 1809. They had four children: * Kornélia (1820–1836) * Manó (1821–1891): his wife was Countess Gabriella Pálffy de Erdőd (1833–1914) * Gyula (1823–1890): Prime Minister of Hungary, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria-Hungary; his wife was Countess Katinka Kendeffy Countess Katinka Kendeffy de Malomvíz Andrássy (1830 – 16 May 1896) was a Hungarian noblewoman and the wife of Count Gyula Andrássy, who served as Prime Minister of Hungary (1867–1871) and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria-Hungary ... de Malomvíz * Alad� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottoman Turkey
The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries. The empire emerged from a ''beylik'', or principality, founded in northwestern Anatolia in by the Turkoman tribal leader Osman I. His successors conquered much of Anatolia and expanded into the Balkans by the mid-14th century, transforming their petty kingdom into a transcontinental empire. The Ottomans ended the Byzantine Empire with the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by Mehmed II. With its capital at Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) and control over a significant portion of the Mediterranean Basin, the Ottoman Empire was at the centre of interactions between the Middle East and Europe for six centuries. Ruling over so many peoples, the empire granted varying levels of aut ... [...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] |
Deák Party
The Deák Party () was a political party in Hungary in the 1860s and 1870s led by Ferenc Deák. History The Deák Party was founded in 1865 as the successor to the Address Party. It won the 1865 elections in Hungary, and also won a large majority in the 1869 elections following the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p499 It won another majority in the 1872 elections, but Deák retired from public life in 1873, setting the party into decline. In February 1875 it merged with the Left Centre to form the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Deak Party Defunct political parties in Hungary Political parties established in 1865 Political parties d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyula Andrássy The Younger
Count Gyula Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka the Younger (; 30 June 1860 – 11 June 1929) was a Hungarian politician. Biography The second son of Count Gyula Andrássy and Countess Katinka Kendeffy, the younger Andrássy became under-secretary in the Sándor Wekerle ministry in 1892; in 1893, he became Minister of Education, and, in June 1894, he was appointed minister in attendance on the king, retiring in 1895 with Wekerle. In 1898, with his elder brother, he left the Liberal Party but returned to it after the fall of the Bánffy ministry. In 1905, he was one of the leaders of the Coalition which brought about the fall of the Liberal Tisza ministry. In 1906 he became Minister of the Interior in the compromise Wekerle cabinet and held that office until the fall of the ministry in 1909. In 1912, he represented Austria-Hungary in the diplomatic endeavor to prevent the outbreak of the Balkan War. In 1915, he urged peacemaking and an extension of the franchise in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilona Andrássy
Countess Ilona Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka (21 May 1858 – 2 April 1952) was a Hungarian people, Hungarian noblewoman, wife of Lajos Batthyány (governor), Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár (1860–1951) who served as List of governors and heads of state of Fiume, Governor of Fiume. Early life Her parents were Count Gyula Andrássy and his wife Countess Katinka Kendeffy. She had three siblings including Tivadar Andrássy, Tivadar and Gyula Andrássy the Younger, Gyula Jr. External links * Iván Nagy: ''Magyarország családai czimerekkel és nemzedékrendi táblákkal. I-XIII.'' Bp., 1857–1868 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrassy, Ilona 1858 births 1952 deaths Noblewomen of the Kingdom of Hungary Hungarian nobility Andrássy family, Ilona Children of prime ministers of Hungary People from Austria-Hungary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
