Baron Béla Wenckheim (Körösladány, 16 February 1811 – Budapest, 7 July 1879) was a Austro-Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary for several months in 1875.[1]
Béla Wenckheim de Wenckheim | |
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| Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary | |
| In office 2 March – 20 October 1875 | |
| Monarch | Francis Joseph I |
| Preceded by | István Bittó |
| Succeeded by | Kálmán Tisza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 February 1811 Körösladány, Hungary |
| Died | 7 July 1879 (aged 68) Budapest, Hungary |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Profession | jurist, politician |
Biography edit
He was born into a rich Austro-Hungarian noble family which originated in Franconia, as the eldest son of Baron Joseph von Wengkheim (1778-1830) and his wife, Baroness Terézia Orczy de Orczi (1790-1875). He never married and didn't have children.[2]
References edit
- ^ Burke, Edmund (1903). The Annual Register. Rivingtons. p. 117.
- ^ "Béla, Baron Wenckheim : Genealogics".
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