György Majláth (1818-1883)
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György Majláth also known by his German
name Georg von Majláth, was a Hungarian
politician.
Majláth was born in Bratislava
, then in the Kingdom of Hungary
(in modern-day Slovakia
), to György Majláth
, also a Hungarian politician. He entered the civil service of the county of Baranya
, of which he was deputy from 1839 to 1843. The legislature appointed him administrator of the county in 1843, and county head in 1848. However he withdrew to private life during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
.
He reentered politics a decade later, playing a large part from 1859 in a strengthened legislature. In 1866 he became Chancellor of Hungary, and later the judex curiae (chief justice) of Hungary. He was Speaker of the Diet of Hungary
from March 22, 1867 to May 24, 1875. He was killed during a robbery in 1883.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
name Georg von Majláth, was a Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
politician.
Majláth was born in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, then in the Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
(in modern-day Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
), to György Majláth
György Majláth (1786-1861)
György Majláth , also known by his German name Georg von Majláth, was a Hungarian statesman.Majláth was born in Zavar, then part of Pozsony county in the Kingdom of Hungary . He entered politics in his early 30s, and was appointed to a series of positions...
, also a Hungarian politician. He entered the civil service of the county of Baranya
Baranya (former county)
Baranya is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in southern Hungary and northeastern Croatia . The capital of the county was Pécs.-Geography:Baranya county was located in Baranya region...
, of which he was deputy from 1839 to 1843. The legislature appointed him administrator of the county in 1843, and county head in 1848. However he withdrew to private life during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Hungarian Revolution of 1848
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of many of the European Revolutions of 1848 and closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas...
.
He reentered politics a decade later, playing a large part from 1859 in a strengthened legislature. In 1866 he became Chancellor of Hungary, and later the judex curiae (chief justice) of Hungary. He was Speaker of the Diet of Hungary
Diet of Hungary
The Diet of Hungary was a legislative institution in the medieval kingdom of Hungary from the 15th century, and in its successor states, Royal Hungary and the Habsburg kingdom of Hungary throughout the Early Modern period...
from March 22, 1867 to May 24, 1875. He was killed during a robbery in 1883.