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Gedeon Ráday (minister of defence)

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The native form of this personal name is rádai gróf Ráday Gedeon. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Gedeon Ráday
Born(1841-05-04)4 May 1841
Pécel, Kingdom of Hungary
Died26 December 1883(1883-12-26) (aged 42)
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
AllegianceAustrian Empire Austrian Empire (to 1867)
Hungary Kingdom of Hungary (to 1867)
Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary
Battles / warsSecond Italian War of Independence

Austro-Prussian War

RelationsGedeon Ráday

Count Gedeon Ráday de Ráda (4 May 1841 – 26 December 1883) was a Hungarian soldier and politician, who served as Minister of Defence from 1882 until his death. As a soldier he took part in the Second Italian War of Independence and the Austro-Prussian War. He also fought in the Battle of Königgrätz. Between 1862 and 1865 he was the adjutant of Emperor Franz Joseph. From 1875 Ráday was a representative of the Independent Party but later joined to the Liberal Party. After the unexpected death of Béla Szende he was appointed as Minister of Defence, but similarly to his predecessor Ráday also died under his office holding. His son was Gedeon VII Ráday who became Interior Minister during the Regency.

References

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  2. Honvédelmi miniszterek 1848-1994 (in Hungarian). Zrinyi Kiadó. 1994. p. 42. ISBN 978-963-327-228-2. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. Politikai magyarország (in Hungarian). Anonymus Történelmi Könyvkiadó Vállalat. 1913. p. 334. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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  5. "Ráday Gedeon főispán és a megyei tisztikar". Magyar Nemzeti Levéltár (in Hungarian). 17 August 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
Political offices
Preceded byBéla Szende Minister of Defence
1882–1883
Succeeded byBéla Orczy
Ministers of Defence of Hungary since 1848
Revolution of 1848
Kingdom of Hungary
Transition period
Regency
Transition period
Communist Hungary
Republic of Hungary


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