The New Student's Reference Work/Andrassy, Julius, Count

Andrassy (on' drä-shē), Julius, Count, a Hungarian statesman, of an ancient and noble family, was born in 1823. He took a prominent part in the Revolution of 1848, leading the militia against the Austrians and going as ambassador to Constantinople. He was an exile for several years in France and England. He was several times a member of the national assembly, and in 1861 its vice-president. He was Hungarian prime minister of the consolidated Austro-Hungarian empire in 1867–68, minister of national defense, foreign minister and advocate of many reforms. He died February 18, 1890.