Lajos Batthyány
Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár | |
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Portrait by Miklós Barabás, 1840s | |
| 1st Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary | |
| In office 17 March – 2 October 1848 | |
| Monarch | Ferdinand V |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Lajos Kossuth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 February 1807 Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (present-day Bratislava, Slovakia) |
| Died | 6 October 1849 (aged 42) Pest, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (present-day Budapest, Hungary) |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Resting place | Kerepesi Cemetery, Budapest |
| Political party | Opposition Party |
| Spouse | Antónia Zichy de Zics et Vázsonykő |
| Children | Amália Ilona Elemér |
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Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár (Hungarian pronunciation: ['lɒjɔʃ 'bɒc:a:ɲi dɛ 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.