Béla Wenckheim

Baron
Béla Wenckheim
de Wenckheim
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary
In office
2 March – 20 October 1875
MonarchFrancis Joseph I
Preceded byIstván Bittó
Succeeded byKálmán Tisza
Personal details
Born(1811-02-16)16 February 1811
Körösladány, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire
Died7 July 1879(1879-07-07) (aged 68)
Budapest, Austria-Hungary
PartyLiberal Party
Professionjurist, politician

Baron Béla von Wenckheim (Körösladány, 16 February 1811 – Budapest, 7 July 1879) was an Austro-Hungarian nobleman, landowner and politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary for several months in 1875.[1]

Biography

He was born into a rich Austro-Hungarian noble family which originated in Franconia and was a descendant of the Árpád dynasty from royal Spanien lines,[2] 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 did not have any known children.[3]

Death

Baron Béla von Wenckheim died in Budapest on 7 July 1879, at the age of 68. His body was buried in a family mausoleum of Wenckheim palace, Békés County, Hungary.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Burke, Edmund (1903). The Annual Register. Rivingtons. p. 117.
  2. ↑ "A SPANYOL KIRÁLYOK MAGYAR VÉREI. | Turul 1883-1950 | Kézikönyvtár". arcanum.com.
  3. ↑ "Béla, Baron Wenckheim". Genealogics.
  4. ↑ "Wenckheim Béla - A Turulmadár nyomán".
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