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Miklós Horthy

1868 - 1957

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Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya (Hungarian: Vitéz Nagybányai Horthy Miklós; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈviteːz ˈnɒɟbaːɲɒi ˈhorti ˈmikloːʃ]; English: Nicholas Horthy; German: Nikolaus Horthy von Nagybánya; 18 June 1868 – 9 February 1957) was a Hungarian admiral and statesman who served as 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 appointed him as vice admiral and commander of the Fleet, dismissing the previous admiral. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miklós Horthy has received more than 2,104,204 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Miklós Horthy is the 406th most popular politician (up from 442nd in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Hungary and the 3rd 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

Among politicians, Miklós Horthy ranks 406 out of 19,576. Before him are Selim III, Charles III of Spain, Philip I of Castile, Frederick IX of Denmark, Priam, and Philip VI of France. After him are Mahmud I, Clara Zetkin, Olof Palme, Edward IV of England, Charles the Fat, and Malik-Shah I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Miklós Horthy ranks 4. Before him are Nicholas II of Russia, Maxim Gorky, and Fritz Haber. After him are Abdulmejid II, Karl Landsteiner, Constantine I of Greece, Robert Andrews Millikan, Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, Emanuel Lasker, and Gichin Funakoshi. Among people deceased in 1957, Miklós Horthy ranks 5. Before him are Haakon VII of Norway, Friedrich Paulus, Jean Sibelius, and John von Neumann. After him are Diego Rivera, Christian Dior, Nikos Kazantzakis, Humphrey Bogart, Johannes Stark, Wilhelm Reich, and Arturo Toscanini.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Miklós Horthy ranks 12 out of 1,077. Before him are Edward Teller (1908), Rudolf Steiner (1861), Harry Houdini (1874), Stephen I of Hungary (975), John von Neumann (1903), and George Soros (1930). After him are Ignaz Semmelweis (1818), Imre Nagy (1896), Louis II of Hungary (1506), Louis I of Hungary (1326), Imre Kertész (1929), and Árpád (845).

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Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Miklós Horthy ranks 3. Before him are Matthias Corvinus (1443), and Stephen I of Hungary (975). After him are Imre Nagy (1896), Louis II of Hungary (1506), Louis I of Hungary (1326), Árpád (845), Gaiseric (389), Jadwiga of Poland (1374), John Zápolya (1487), Ladislaus the Posthumous (1440), and Viktor Orbán (1963).

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