Móric Esterházy Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Count
Móric Esterházy
Honorific-Suffix:de Galántha et Fraknó
Nationality:Hungarian
Order:Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary
Term Start:15 June
Term End:20 August 1917
Predecessor:István Tisza
Successor:Sándor Wekerle
Birth Date:27 April 1881
Birth Place:Majk (today Oroszlány), Kingdom of Hungary
Death Place:Vienna, Austria
Spouse:Countess Margit Károlyi de Nagykároly
Children:Mátyás Benedek Esterházy
Marcel Gyula Esterházy
Menyhert Alajos Esterházy
Monika Margit Esterházy[1]

Count Móric Esterházy de Galántha et Fraknó (27 April 1881 – 28 June 1960) was a Hungarian aristocrat and politician.

Life

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

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

Notes and References

  1. http://de.esterhazy.net/index.php?title=I502 Esterházy
  2. Web site: Esterházy Móric, gróf Magyar életrajzi lexikon Kézikönyvtár . 2022-11-16 . www.arcanum.com.
  3. Web site: http://de.esterhazy.net/index.php/Graf_Moritz_Esterh%C3%A1zy . 2022-11-16 . de.esterhazy.net.