Móric Esterházy

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Móric Esterházy

de Galántha et Fraknó
Esterházy Móric.jpg
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
NationalityHungarian
Spouse(s)Countess Margit Károlyi de Nagykároly
ChildrenMátyás 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.

Family and ancestry[]

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

References[]

Political offices
Preceded by
István Tisza
Prime Minister of Hungary
1917
Succeeded by
Sándor Wekerle
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