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⚫ '''Count Fidél Pálffy de Erdőd''' (6 May 1895, ]/] – 2 March 1946, ]) was a ] who emerged as a leading supporter of ] in ].


==Early life== ==Early life==
After service in the First World War he lived on an estate in ] before returning to Hungary, where he was left ] by the ].<ref name="Rees">], '']'', Simon & Schuster, 1990, p. 287</ref> After service in the First World War he lived on an estate in ] before returning to Hungary, where he was left ] by the ].<ref name="Rees">], '']'', Simon & Schuster, 1990, p. 287</ref>


==Pro-Nazi activity== ==Pro-Nazi activity==
He founded a group called the ] in 1933 and later merged it with two similar groups under ] and ]. By 1935 Pálffy had assumed sole control of this group, although it failed to prosper as support drifted to ].<ref name="Rees"/> Devoid of influence, Pálffy turned to Germany and became an agent of the ].<ref name="Rees"/> Seeking to regain the initiative he worked variously with ] and ] in an attempt to launch a pro-German party. He finally achieved this goal in 1941 by relaunching the ] with Baky, although the party was considered conservative when compared to the ].<ref name="Rees"/> He founded a group called the ] in 1933 and later merged it with two similar groups under ] and ]. By 1935 Pálffy had assumed control of this group, although it failed to prosper as support drifted to ].<ref name="Rees"/> Devoid of influence, Pálffy turned to Germany and became an agent of the ].<ref name="Rees"/> Seeking to regain the initiative he worked variously with ] and ] in an attempt to launch a pro-German party. He finally achieved this goal in 1941 by relaunching the ] with Baky, although the party was not considered conservative when compared to the ].<ref name="Rees"/>


==World War II activism and execution== ==World War II activism and execution==
Pálffy was considered to be a suitable candidate to lead Hungary by the ], although ultimately the choice was not approved.<ref></ref> He also became an important contact for ] during his work on behalf of the SS in ].<ref>Richard Breitman, Norman J. W. Goda, Timothy Naftali & Robert Wolfe, ''U.S. intelligence and the Nazis'', Cambridge University Press, 2005, p. 266</ref> Ultimately, as Minister of Agriculture during the period of Nazi dominance, Pálffy was held to be guilty of ] and was hanged for ] in March 1946.<ref name="Rees"/> His execution did prove somewhat controversial however as, beyond his pro-Nazi writings and his membership in Szálasi's government there was little evidence of any crimes he had committed. Nonethelss Pálffy was one of the first members of the government to face trial and so the freshness of case, as well as his status as a member of one of the country's leading noble families, counted against him and so he was sent to the gallows.<ref>Istvan Deak, Jan Tomasz Gross & Tony Judt, ''The Politics of Retribution in Europe: World War II and Its Aftermath'', Princeton University Press, 2000, p. 243</ref> Pálffy was considered by the ] to be a suitable candidate to lead Hungary, although ultimately the choice was not approved.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090801/http://www.hungarian-history.hu/lib/mirror/mirror06.htm |date=29 September 2007 }}</ref> He also became an important contact for ] during his work on behalf of the SS in ].<ref>], ], Timothy Naftali & Robert Wolfe, ''U.S. intelligence and the Nazis'', Cambridge University Press, 2005, p. 266</ref> Ultimately, as Minister of Agriculture during the period of Nazi dominance, Pálffy was held to be guilty of ] and was hanged for ] in March 1946.<ref name="Rees"/> His execution did prove somewhat controversial however because, beyond his pro-Nazi writings and his membership in Szálasi's government, there was little evidence of any crimes he had committed. Nonetheless, Pálffy was one of the first members of the government to face trial. The novelty of the case, as well as his status as a member of one of the country's leading noble families, counted against him and he was sent to the gallows.<ref>Istvan Deak, Jan Tomasz Gross & Tony Judt, ''The Politics of Retribution in Europe: World War II and Its Aftermath'', Princeton University Press, 2000, p. 243</ref>


==References== ==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:03, 1 February 2024

Count Fidél Pálffy
Count Fidel Pálffy, 1944
BornFidél Pálffy de Erdőd
(1895-05-06)6 May 1895
Szentgyörgy, Austria-Hungary (now Svätý Jur, Slovakia)
Died2 March 1946(1946-03-02) (aged 50)
Budapest, Hungary
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
CitizenshipHungarian
Known forPolitician and nobleman
TitleMinister of Agriculture
Political partyHungarian National Socialist Party
Arrow Cross Party
SpouseIrén Filipanits
ChildrenKlára, Irén, Alexandra
The native form of this personal name is erdődi gróf Pálffy Fidél. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Count Fidél Pálffy ab Erdőd (6 May 1895 – 2 March 1946) was a Hungarian nobleman who emerged as a leading supporter of Nazism in Hungary.

Early life

After service in the First World War he lived on an estate in Czechoslovakia before returning to Hungary, where he was left bankrupt by the Great Depression of 1929.

Pro-Nazi activity

He founded a group called the Hungarian National Socialist Party in 1933 and later merged it with two similar groups under Sándor Festetics and Zoltán Meskó. By 1935 Pálffy had assumed control of this group, although it failed to prosper as support drifted to Gyula Gömbös. Devoid of influence, Pálffy turned to Germany and became an agent of the RSHA. Seeking to regain the initiative he worked variously with László Baky and Ferenc Szálasi in an attempt to launch a pro-German party. He finally achieved this goal in 1941 by relaunching the Hungarian National Socialist Party with Baky, although the party was not considered conservative when compared to the Arrow Cross Party.

World War II activism and execution

Pálffy was considered by the SS to be a suitable candidate to lead Hungary, although ultimately the choice was not approved. He also became an important contact for Wilhelm Höttl during his work on behalf of the SS in Budapest. Ultimately, as Minister of Agriculture during the period of Nazi dominance, Pálffy was held to be guilty of collaboration and was hanged for treason in March 1946. His execution did prove somewhat controversial however because, beyond his pro-Nazi writings and his membership in Szálasi's government, there was little evidence of any crimes he had committed. Nonetheless, Pálffy was one of the first members of the government to face trial. The novelty of the case, as well as his status as a member of one of the country's leading noble families, counted against him and he was sent to the gallows.

References

  1. ^ Philip Rees, Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890, Simon & Schuster, 1990, p. 287
  2. The Politics of Genocide – The Holocaust in Hungary Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Richard Breitman, Norman J. W. Goda, Timothy Naftali & Robert Wolfe, U.S. intelligence and the Nazis, Cambridge University Press, 2005, p. 266
  4. Istvan Deak, Jan Tomasz Gross & Tony Judt, The Politics of Retribution in Europe: World War II and Its Aftermath, Princeton University Press, 2000, p. 243
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