Károly Khuen-Héderváry

Count Károly Khuen-Héderváry de Hédervár, born as Károly Khuen de Belás (English: Charles Khuen-Héderváry; Croatian: Dragutin Khuen-Héderváry, 23 May 1849 – 16 February 1918) was a Hungarian politician and the ban of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia in the late nineteenth century. Khuen's reign was marked by a strong magyarization. After a series of riots broke out against him in 1903, Khuen was relieved of his duty and appointed prime minister of Hungary.

Károly Khuen-Héderváry
de Hédervár
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary
In office
27 June  3 November 1903
MonarchFrancis Joseph I
Preceded byKálmán Széll
Succeeded byIstván Tisza
In office
17 January 1910  22 April 1912
MonarchFrancis Joseph I
Preceded bySándor Wekerle
Succeeded byLászló Lukács
Ban of Croatia-Slavonia
In office
4 December 1883  27 June 1903
Preceded byHermann Ramberg
Succeeded byTeodor Pejačević
Personal details
Born
Károly Khuen de Belás

(1849-05-23)23 May 1849
Gräfenberg, Austrian Empire (today Lázně Jeseník, Czech Republic)
Died16 February 1918(1918-02-16) (aged 68)
Budapest, Hungary
NationalityHungarian
SpouseCountess Margit Teleki (born Margit Teleki de Szék)
ChildrenSándor
Károly
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