Count Karl von Stürgkh

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Count Karl von Stürgkh (October 30, 1859October 21, 1916) was an Austrian political figure during the late years of the Austria-Hungarian monarchy.

Count Karl von Stürgkh
Count Karl von Stürgkh

In 1891 he became a member of the Reichsrat, the Austrian parliament. From 1909 until 1911 he served as Minister of Education.

He served as Minister-President (Prime Minister) of Austria from 1911 and ruled the country autocratically during World War I, when the Reichsrat was not convened any more. He served as Prime Minister until he was assassinated by the socialist politician Friedrich Adler on October 21, 1916.

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Regarding personal names: Graf is a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin.

Preceded by:
Paul Gautsch von Frankenthurn
Minister-President of Austria
19111916
Followed by:
Ernst von Körber