Lajos gróf Batthyány de Nemetujvár
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Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár (Egyed
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, - Polgárdi
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) was the main county head of Győr
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-Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the...

 (Latin: comes (supremus), Hungarian: főispán), Governor (kormányzó) of Fiume, and Győr parliamentary representative.

He was the eldest son of count Géza Batthyány and countess Emma Batthyány. Batthyány attended law studies at Budapest, Berlin and Paris, pursuing a diplomatic career, but later abandoned this plan. He married Gyula Andrássy
Gyula Andrássy
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's only daughter, Ilona Andrassy in 1882. When Károly Khuen-Héderváry
Károly Khuen-Héderváry
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, after serving as Győr county and city supreme count (főispán), was appointed Banus in Croatia
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 on , the King appointed Batthyány supreme count of Győr
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-Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the...

. Batthyány proved to be very successful in managing Győr by fostering industrial development. The bourgeoisie
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, therefore, highly respected him and he enjoyed popular support.

For this reason the Hungarian government in 1892 appointed him Governor of Fiume. After the resignation of the mayor of Fiume Giovanni de Ciotta
Giovanni de Ciotta
Giovanni de Ciotta was the first-born son of Lorenzo de Ciotta and Adriana Maria de Adamich, daughter of the foremost Fiuman merchant and father of modernisation in Fiume Andrea Lodovico de Adamich. The family de Ciotta originated from Livorno where Giovanni served the Austrian army in quality of...

, Batthyány resigned in turn in autumn 1896. In the same year Batthyány became a parliamentary representative of the city of Győr. In recognition of his qualities and achievements he become imperial and royal chamberlain, and royal intimate counselor.
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