Baron Béla Orczy de Orczi (16 January 1822 – 7 February 1917) was a Hungarian politician and freedom fighter, who served as

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between 1887 and 1889. He was also Minister of Home Defence for several months in 1884. He took part in the

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, he fought against the rebelling

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in the area of

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. He was the ''de facto'' Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1879 and 1890. His paternal grandfather was the poet Lőrinc Orczy.

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-Hungar ...

secured Belá Orczy's appointment to the foreign ministry, as part of his effort to increase Hungarian influence in Austro-Hungarian foreign policy.

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a Magyar Országgyűlési Almanach 1906–1911 –ben (Hungarian)

a Magyar Országgyűlési Almanach 1887 –ben (Hungarian) 1822 births 1917 deaths People from Pest, Hungary Hungarian soldiers Ministers of the interior of Hungary Ministers of defence of Hungary Ministers of foreign affairs of Hungary Ministers of public works and transport of Hungary Judges royal Bela Knights Commander of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary {{Hungary-politician-stub