Gautsch resigned when rising prices led to bloody unrest in Vienna and even a shooting in parliament (the bullets just missed Stürgkh), whereafter Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria appointed him Austrian Minister-President (Prime Minister) on 3 November 1911. He went on to rule the Cisleithanian lands autocratically: On 16 March 1914 he used the continuous filibustering in parliament to indefinitely adjourn the convenings of the Imperial Council and to pass laws by emergency decrees. This de facto elimination of the legislature turned out to be fatal in the following July Crisis, when upon the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria the deputies were not able to interact with the government on the way to World War I.
He served as Prime Minister until he was shot and killed by Friedrich Adler, son of the Social Democratic Party chairman Victor Adler, while having lunch in the Meissl & Schadn Hotel's dining room. Adler's action was a protest against Stürgkh's government without the legislature.[1] Emperor Franz Joseph appointed Ernest von Koerber as Stürgkh's successor, one of his last official acts, as he died four weeks later. Adler was sentenced to death, pardoned by Emperor Charles I, and finally amnestied after the war.[2]
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^Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). "Stürgkh, Carl, Count" . Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company.
^Alder, Douglas D. (1978). "Friedrich Adler: Evolution of a Revolutionary". German Studies Review. 1 (3): 279–280. doi:10.2307/1429221. ISSN 0149-7952. JSTOR 1429221.
karl, stürgkh, count, october, 1859, october, 1916, austrian, politician, minister, president, cisleithania, during, 1914, july, crisis, that, outbreak, world, shot, killed, social, democratic, politician, friedrich, adler, count, stürgkh, 1911minister, presid. Count Karl von Sturgkh 30 October 1859 21 October 1916 was an Austrian politician and Minister President of Cisleithania during the 1914 July Crisis that led to the outbreak of World War I He was shot and killed by the Social Democratic politician Friedrich Adler Count Karl von SturgkhSturgkh in 1911Minister President of AustriaIn office 3 November 1911 21 October 1916MonarchFrancis Joseph IPreceded byPaul Gautsch von FrankenthurnSucceeded byErnest von KoerberPersonal detailsBorn 1859 10 30 30 October 1859Graz Austrian EmpireDied21 October 1916 1916 10 21 aged 56 Vienna Austria HungaryBiography editSturgkh descended from a Styrian noble family originally from the Bavarian Upper Palatinate region which had been elevated to the status of Imperial Counts in 1721 He owned large estates in Halbenrain and was elected a member of the Austrian Imperial Council in 1891 From 1909 until 1911 he served as education minister in the cabinets of Richard von Bienerth Schmerling and Paul Gautsch von Frankenthurn Gautsch resigned when rising prices led to bloody unrest in Vienna and even a shooting in parliament the bullets just missed Sturgkh whereafter Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria appointed him Austrian Minister President Prime Minister on 3 November 1911 He went on to rule the Cisleithanian lands autocratically On 16 March 1914 he used the continuous filibustering in parliament to indefinitely adjourn the convenings of the Imperial Council and to pass laws by emergency decrees This de facto elimination of the legislature turned out to be fatal in the following July Crisis when upon the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria the deputies were not able to interact with the government on the way to World War I Sturgkh together with Foreign Minister Leopold Berchtold and Chief of Staff Franz Conrad von Hotzendorf advocated a preventive strike against Serbia mainly for internal reasons in order to defy Pan Slavism in the Bohemian Carniolan and Croatian crown lands After the declaration of war on 28 July Sturgkh implemented a harsh censorship and kept refusing to convoke the parliament He served as Prime Minister until he was shot and killed by Friedrich Adler son of the Social Democratic Party chairman Victor Adler while having lunch in the Meissl amp Schadn Hotel s dining room Adler s action was a protest against Sturgkh s government without the legislature 1 Emperor Franz Joseph appointed Ernest von Koerber as Sturgkh s successor one of his last official acts as he died four weeks later Adler was sentenced to death pardoned by Emperor Charles I and finally amnestied after the war 2 References edit Chisholm Hugh ed 1922 Sturgkh Carl Count Encyclopaedia Britannica 12th ed London amp New York The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company Alder Douglas D 1978 Friedrich Adler Evolution of a Revolutionary German Studies Review 1 3 279 280 doi 10 2307 1429221 ISSN 0149 7952 JSTOR 1429221 Preceded byPaul Gautsch von Frankenthurn Minister President of Austria1911 1916 Succeeded byErnst von Korber Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl von Sturgkh amp oldid 1220280585, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
