Albin Csáky

Count Albin Csáky de Körösszeg et Adorján (19 April 1841 – 15 December 1912) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education between 1888 and 1894. He finished his secondary school studies in Lőcse, then he learnt in Kassa. He became representative of the Diet of Hungary in 1862. 1900–1906 and 1910–1912 he served as Speaker of the House of Magnates.

Albin Csáky
Minister of Religion and Education of Hungary
In office 22 September 1888 – 10 June 1894
Preceded by	Gábor Baross
Succeeded by	Loránd Eötvös
Personal details
Born	(1841-04-19)19 April 1841 Korompa, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	15 December 1912(1912-12-15) (aged 71) Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Political party	Liberal Party (1887-1898, 1899-1906) National Party of Work (1906-1912)
Spouse(s)	Anna Bolza
Children	István Mária László Eleonóra Károly Ilona Imre
Profession	politician

The native form of this personal name is körösszegi és adorjáni gróf Csáky Albin. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

As minister for religion and education in 1890, Csáky introduced an ordinance to enforce the existing mixed-marriage laws, which stipulated that children of mixed marriages should be baptised in the faith corresponding to the parent of the same sex. The Catholic Church had been regularly defying these laws, and Csáky hoped to bring an end to this, but his actions provoked a strong hostile reaction from the Church.[1]

Family

Albin Csáky's parents were Ágost Csáky (1803–1883) and Iphigenia Prónay. His wife was Countess Anna Bolza, daughter of István Bolza and Lujza Vay. They married in Szarvas. They had six children:

• István Csáky (1867–1892): studied law, he served as representative in Szarvas. He committed suicide because he believed that the illness from which he was suffering was incurable.
• Mária Albina Csáky (1868–1912): wife of Andor Harkányi from 1910.
• László Csáky (1869–1909): ispan of Szepes County and Ugocsa County, his wife was Countess Augusta von Degenfeld-Schönburg.
• Eleonóra Csáky (1870–1945): wife of László Hertelendy from 1893.
• Károly Csáky (1873–1945): served as Minister of Defence of Hungary, married three times: Valéria Földváry, Erzsébet Ordódy, Anna Schiro.
• Ilona Csáky (1878–1934): wife of Baron Otto Friedrich Benz von Albkron from 1904.
• Imre Csáky (1882–1961): served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, his wife was Countess Mária Annunziáta Sztáray. He died in the Canary Islands.

References

1. Nemes, R., “The uncivil origins of civil marriage: Hungary”, in Clark, C., & Kaiser, W., (eds.), Culture Wars: Secular-Catholic Conflict in Nineteenth-Century Europe, 2003, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, p.313-335.

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

Political offices
Preceded by Gábor Baross	Minister of Religion and Education 1888–1894	Succeeded by Loránd Eötvös
Preceded by Tibor Károlyi	Speaker of the House of Magnates 1900–1906	Succeeded by Aurél Dessewffy
Preceded by Aurél Dessewffy	Speaker of the House of Magnates 1910–1912	Succeeded by Sámuel Jósika