The Royal Curia of Hungary (, ) was the

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of the

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(

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and

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) between 1723 and 1949. Charles VI in 1723 divided it into two courts: the ''Tabula Septemviralis'' (Court of the Seven) and the ''Tabula Regia Iudiciaria'' (Royal Court). The ''Tabula Regia'' functioned under a dignitary named the '' Personalis'', in the case of prevention, of the elder Baron Court.Robert John Weston Evans ''The Making of the Habsburg Monarchy, 1550-1700: An Interpretation'', p. 239, Oxford University Press, 1979 , .

Tabula Septemviralis

The Palatine, five Prelates (the archbishop of

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and Kalocsa and three bishops), eight magnates and eight nobleman, one Reporter of the mine courts and a recorder composed the ''Tabula Septemviralis'', after 1723. The ''Tabula Septemviralis'' solved the

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s on the verdicts of the Tabula Regia and Tabula Banalis. It was the final instance, and in civil cases it was not possible to appeal its verdict, while in criminal cases, the King had the power to grant amnesty or

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Tabula Regia Iudiciaria

The ''Tabula Regia'' was composed of two

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s, two Barons of the Court, two deputy judge advocates of the Kingdom: the vice

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, the deputy judge advocate of the Curia Regia, four protonotaries, four assessors of the Kingdom, four assessors of the archdiocese, four adjunctive assessors.

Presidents

Kúria (1723–1949)

* Apponyi György (1860–1863) * Andrássy György (1863–1865) *Az országbírói poszt betöltetlen (1865-1867) *ifj. Mailáth György (1867–1883) *Perczel Béla (1884–1888) *Szabó Miklós (1888–1906) *Oberschall Adolf (1906–1908) *Günther Antal (1909–1920) *Tőry Gusztáv (1920–1925) *Juhász Andor (1925–1934) *Osvald István (1934–1937) *Töreky Géza (1937–1944) * Szemák Jenő (1944–1945) *Kerekess István (1945–1949) *Somogyi Ödön (1949–1950)

References

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Hungary under Habsburg rule Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946) Courts and tribunals established in 1723 Courts and tribunals disestablished in 1949