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Dezs Pattantysbrahm was a conservative Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister and temporary Minister of Finance of the second counterrevolutionary government in Szeged for one month in 1919. It was during this tenure that he commissioned Mikls Horthy to Supreme Commander of the National Army, a move that had far-reaching consequences for Hungary's political landscape.
Dezs Pattantysbrahm was born on July 10, 1875, into an ancient noble family. The Pattantys family had used the brahm name since the 17th century, and had been awarded the danckai title of nobility by Michael I Apafi, Prince of Transylvania. His parents were Lszl brahm and Erzsbet Kirly, and his younger brother was the writer Ern Pattantysbrahm.
Pattantysbrahm's entry into politics was marked by his election to the Diet of Hungary in 1906, where he served as a representative of Karcag until 1918. During this period, he was appointed state secretary of the Ministry of Justice in the cabinet of Mihly Krolyi.
In 1919, he became the Prime Minister of the third counterrevolutionary government in Szeged, where he played a crucial role in shaping Hungary's political future. His government commissioned Mikls Horthy to Supreme Commander of the National Army, a move that marked the beginning of a new era in Hungarian politics.
During the Kroly Huszr cabinet, Pattantysbrahm served as state secretary of the Ministry of the Interior. However, he temporarily retired from politics after that stint.
After the end of World War II, Pattantysbrahm worked as a lawyer between 1920 and 1944. During this period, he also attempted to re-enter politics, but was unsuccessful in his electoral bids.
In 1944, he was interned by the Arrow Cross Party members in Sopronkhida and later in Germany. He returned home in 1945 and went on to found the Hungarian Freedom Party.
In 1947, he became a member of the National Assembly again, after an almost thirty-year gap. However, his political career was cut short when he was branded as a right-wing extremist and excluded from the party in 1949. He resigned from his parliamentary seat and retired from politics in the same year.
Dezs Pattantysbrahm's legacy is a complex one, marked by both significant contributions to Hungarian politics and controversies that surrounded his career. Despite the ups and downs, he remains an important figure in Hungarian history, and his role in shaping the nation's destiny cannot be overstated.
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