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Miklós Horthy

1868 - 1957

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Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya (18 June 1868 – 9 February 1957) was a Hungarian admiral and statesman who was the regent of the Kingdom of Hungary during the interwar period and most of World War II, from 1 March 1920 to 15 October 1944. Horthy began his career as a sub-lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian Navy in 1896 and attained the rank of rear admiral by 1918. He participated in the Battle of the Strait of Otranto and ascended to the position of commander-in-chief of the Navy in the final year of World War I. Following mutinies, Emperor-King Charles I and IV appointed him a vice admiral and commander of the Fleet, dismissing the previous admiral. During the revolutions and interventions in Hungary from Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Yugoslavia, Horthy returned to Budapest with the National Army. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Miklós Horthy is the 536th most popular politician (down from 406th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 12th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Hungarian Politician.

Miklós Horthy was the regent of Hungary from 1920 to 1944. He is most famous for his role in the Arrow Cross Party's takeover of Hungary in 1944.

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Among politicians, Miklós Horthy ranks 536 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexander Kerensky, Gustaf V of Sweden, Leopold I of Belgium, Henry II of England, Hongwu Emperor, and Charles III of Spain. After him are Olaf Tryggvason, Shehbaz Sharif, Mahathir Mohamad, Augustus II the Strong, Baldwin I, Latin Emperor, and Servius Tullius.

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Among people born in 1868, Miklós Horthy ranks 5. Before him are Nicholas II of Russia, Maxim Gorky, Robert Falcon Scott, and Karl Landsteiner. After him are Fritz Haber, Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, John Nance Garner, Abdulmejid II, W. E. B. Du Bois, Robert Andrews Millikan, and Constantine I of Greece. Among people deceased in 1957, Miklós Horthy ranks 6. Before him are Haakon VII of Norway, Jean Sibelius, Friedrich Paulus, John von Neumann, and Diego Rivera. After him are Christian Dior, Humphrey Bogart, Johannes Stark, Nikos Kazantzakis, Constantin Brâncuși, and Walther Bothe.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Miklós Horthy ranks 13 out of 1,077. Before him are Louis II of Hungary (1506), Rudolf Steiner (1861), Stephen I of Hungary (975), John von Neumann (1903), Ignaz Semmelweis (1818), and Matthias Corvinus (1443). After him are Harry Houdini (1874), Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868), Louis I of Hungary (1326), Leo Szilard (1898), Imre Kertész (1929), and Imre Nagy (1896).

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Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Miklós Horthy ranks 5. Before him are Gaiseric (389), Louis II of Hungary (1506), Stephen I of Hungary (975), and Matthias Corvinus (1443). After him are Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868), Louis I of Hungary (1326), Imre Nagy (1896), Árpád (845), John Zápolya (1487), Jadwiga of Poland (1374), and Ladislaus the Posthumous (1440).

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