Lajos Batthyány

Lajos Batthyány
de Németújvár
Portrait by Miklós Barabás, 1840s
1st Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary
In office
17 March – 2 October 1848
MonarchFerdinand V
DeputyBertalan Szemere
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLajos Kossuth
Leader of the Opposition Party
In office
15 March 1847 – 2 September 1848
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLajos Kossuth
Personal details
Born(1807-02-10)10 February 1807
Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire
(present-day Bratislava, Slovakia)
Died6 October 1849(1849-10-06) (aged 42)
Pest, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire
(present-day Budapest, Hungary)
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Resting placeKerepesi Cemetery, Budapest
PartyOpposition Party
SpouseAntónia Zichy de Zics et Vázsonykő
ChildrenAmália
Ilona
Elemér
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Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár (Hungarian pronunciation: ['lɒjɔʃ 'bɒc:a:ɲi ne:mɛtu:jva:r]; Hungarian: gróf németújvári Batthyány Lajos; 10 February 1807 – 6 October 1849) was the first Prime Minister of Hungary. He was born in Pozsony (modern-day Bratislava) on 10 February 1807, and was executed by firing squad in Pest on 6 October 1849, the same day as the 13 Martyrs of Arad.