Politics · Military · 1868–1957

Miklós Horthy

Naval officer who served as Regent of Hungary for 24 years

Did you know?Despite being an admiral leading a landlocked nation, he reportedly never lost his love for the sea and wore his naval uniform throughout his rule.

Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya (18 June 1868 – 9 February 1957) was a Hungarian admiral and statesman who was the regent of the Kingdom of Hungary during the interwar period and most of World War II, from 1 March 1920 to 15 October 1944.

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