Károly Khuen-Héderváry

Károly Khuen Héderváry (* May 23, 1849 in Bad Grafenberg, then Austrian Silesia, † February 16, 1918 in Budapest) was for many years Ban of Croatia and as Prime Minister of Hungary in 1903 and a second time from 1910 to 1912 a leading politician of Austria- Hungary.

Life

Károly Khuen Héderváry was the son of a Hungarian magnate Khuen Antal (1817-1886) and born as the eldest of seven children, his wife Angelika Izdenczi ( 1823-1894 ). He was since 1875 as a member of the Liberal Party Member of the Hungarian Reichstag. Károly grew up in Zagreb, graduated from the University of Zagreb Law and possessed extensive estates in Slavonia. He was employed first in the county administration in 1882 top team in the county Raab.

Ban

As a cousin of Prime Minister Kálmán Tisza, he was appointed from that on December 4, 1883 Ban of Croatia and Slavonia, a post he held until June 27, 1903. Khuens goal as governor of Crown land the Croatian autonomy was not to make a challenge for the dominance of the Magyars in Transleithania. He was considered by the Croats as an agent of the Viennese court and the Hungarian government quickly. The civil rights he let through legal measures, such as restriction of press freedom and curtail jury trial. But he received support from the Catholic Church and the Serbian minority in the country, making it the Sabor had for years behind. His hungary friendly policies, coupled with an authoritarian and repressive style of government, in 1902 caused serious unrest among national set Croats, so he switched his position in 1903 with the prime minister.

Prime minister

As proclaimed by June 27, 1903 from the Royal Minister, Khuen resigned as compared to its liberal predecessor Szell Kálmán, declared hardliners his post. But he failed, as did Szell at the regular compensation negotiations with Austria and was already replaced on 3 November 1903 by his nephew István Tisza.

After his release he was from March 3, 1904 to January 31, 1905 in the Tisza government ministers á latere or Hungarian Minister at the royal court of Vienna, who ensure the continual closest connection between the Vienna court and ministries in Budapest.

Also in Khuens second term dated January 17, 1910 to April 22, 1912 Tisza was with his Liberal Party, the dominant force in the background. To avoid an equally rapid failure as in his first term, he reigned waiting, trying to avoid radicalization. His resignation was due to controversy over the financing of the kuk Army and Navy. Also the question of electoral reform, the Tisza refused and mass demonstrations of workers led to his downfall. In his second term Khuen founded in February 1910, together with Tisza nor the National Labour Party. 1913 to 1918 he held the chair.