Count Móric Esterházy de Galántha et Fraknó (Hungarian: [ˈɛstɛrɦaːzi ˈmoːrit͡s], 27 April 1881 – 28 June 1960) was a Hungarian aristocrat and politician.

Móric Esterházy
de Galántha et Fraknó
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary
In office
15 June – 20 August 1917
MonarchCharles IV
Preceded byIstván Tisza
Succeeded bySándor Wekerle
Personal details
Born(1881-04-27)27 April 1881
Majk (today Oroszlány), Kingdom of Hungary
Died28 June 1960(1960-06-28) (aged 79)
Vienna, Austria
SpouseCountess Margit Károlyi de Nagykároly
ChildrenMátyás Benedek Esterházy
Marcel Gyula Esterházy
Menyhert Alajos Esterházy
Monika Margit Esterházy[1]

Life

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He served as prime minister for a few months during World War I, after the fall of István Tisza. His attempts at reform were defeated by Tisza's conservative forces, and he quickly resigned, to be replaced by the weak administration of Sándor Wekerle. After the war he devoted himself to the management of his large estate. For the Christian Economic Party, he became a member of the Hungarian Parliament again in 1931[2] and a representative of his party in the important Economic Committee.[3]

Family and ancestry

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Móric Esterházy was the grandfather of football player Márton Esterházy (1956– ) and writer Péter Esterházy (1950–2016).

References

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  1. ^ Esterházy
  2. ^ "Esterházy Móric, gróf | Magyar életrajzi lexikon | Kézikönyvtár". www.arcanum.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  3. ^ de.esterhazy.net http://de.esterhazy.net/index.php/Graf_Moritz_Esterh%C3%A1zy. Retrieved 2022-11-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Hungary
1917
Succeeded by