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The native form of this personal name is galánthai és fraknói gróf Esterházy Móric. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

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).

References

  1. ^ Esterházy
  2. ^ "Esterházy Móric, gróf | Magyar életrajzi lexikon | Kézikönyvtár". www.arcanum.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  3. ^ de.esterhazy.net http://de.esterhazy.net/index.php/Graf_Moritz_Esterh%C3%A1zy. Retrieved 2022-11-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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Preceded by Prime Minister of Hungary
1917 		Succeeded by
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