Ladislav Pejačević

Ladislav Pejačević ( to German Ladislaus Pejatschewitsch, Hungarian Pejácsevics László, born April 1, 1824 in Sopron, † April 7, 1901 in Našice ) was a Croatian nobleman, politician and statesman from the house Pejačević. He was Ban ( viceroy ) of Croatia and Slavonia from 1880 bis 1883.

Life

Ladislav Count Pejačević Virovitica was born as the eldest son of Ferdinand Karlo Rajner Pejačević and his wife Marija Döry born Baroness von Jobahaza. His grandfather Karlo III. Ferdinand (* 1745, † 1815) is known as the founder of the Našice branch of the noble family.

On November 25, 1852 he married the Baroness Gabrijela Döry of Jobahaza, and they had three children: Maria, Teodor and Mario Marko Aleksandar.

Pejačević studied law in Pécs and came as a young man in politics. From 1844 to 1848 he was assessor ( " Sabor " ) in the Croatian Parliament. As a very influential and respected politician, he retired in 1867 as deputy and member of the Unionist Party of Croatia in parliament. He took part in the delegation, which closed in 1868 the Croatian - Hungarian Compromise from.

1880 Pejačević was appointed Ban of Croatia. He entered the office of Bans on 21 February 1880 and remained to 4 September 1883. He stepped back as the Council of Ministers in Vienna decided that the official, bilingual Croatian-Hungarian signs, or coat of arms, introduced by the Hungarian administration, should stay and were not allowed to be removed from the office buildings in Croatia.

During his life Pejačević invested a lot in his estates in order to promote the business activities and expand. It helped that his castles, palaces and parks are a beauty and splendor reached, especially the Našice castle.

Ladislav Pejačević died in Našice on 7 April 1901, leaving his fortune to his son Teodor, who later also Ban of Croatia was.