Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)

Kingdom of Hungary
Magyar Királyság  (Hungarian)
1920–1946
Flag of Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)
Flag
Coat of arms of Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)
Coat of arms
Motto: Regnum Mariae Patrona Hungariae (Latin)
("Kingdom of Mary, the Patron of Hungary")
Anthem: Himnusz
(English: "Hymn")
The Kingdom of Hungary in 1942
The Kingdom of Hungary in 1942
Capital
and largest city
Budapest
Official languagesHungarian
Recognized regional languagesRusyn[1][2] (in Subcarpathia)
SpokenRomanian • German • Slovak • Croatian • Serbian • Yiddish • Slovenian • Romani[3]
Ethnic groups
(1941)[3]
List
  • Hungarians (80.9%)
  • Romanians (7.2%)
  • Rusyns (3.7%)
  • Germans (3.6%)
  • Slovaks (1.2%)
  • Serbs (1.1%)
  • Jews (1%)
  • Croats (0.5%)
  • Roma (0.5%)
  • Slovenes (0.1%)
  • Others (0.2%)
Religion
(1941)[3]
List
Demonym(s)Hungarian
GovernmentAuthoritarian regency
(1920–1944)
Hungarist totalitarian one-party dictatorship
(1944–1945)
Transitional coalition government
(1945–1946)
King 
• 1920–1946
Vacant [note 1]
Head of state 
• 1920–1944
Miklós Horthy[note 2]
• 1944–1945
Ferenc Szálasi[note 3]
• 1945–1946
High National Council[note 4]
Prime minister 
• 1920 (first)
Károly Huszár
• 1945–1946 (last)
Zoltán Tildy
LegislatureDiet
• Upper
Felsőház
• Representatives
Képviselőház
Historical eraInterwar · World War II
• Monarchy restored
29 February 1920
4 June 1920
• 1st Vienna Award
2 November 1938
• 2nd Vienna Award
30 August 1940
16 October 1944
• Monarchy abolished
1 February 1946
Area
1920[4]92,833 km2 (35,843 sq mi)
1930[5]93,073 km2 (35,936 sq mi)
1941[6]172,149 km2 (66,467 sq mi)
Population
• 1920[7]
7,980,143
• 1930[8]
8,688,319
• 1941[9]
14,669,100
CurrencyHungarian korona
(1920–1927)
Hungarian pengő
(1927–1946)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
[note 5]
Driving sideright (from 1941)
Preceded by		Succeeded by
1920:
Hungarian Republic
1938:
Czechoslovakia
1939:
Carpatho-Ukraine
Slovakia
1940:
Romania
1941:
Yugoslavia
1945:
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
1946:
Second Hungarian Republic
  1. ↑ Claimed by former King Charles IV of Hungary in 1921, who died the following year.
  2. ↑ Miklós Horthy used the title "Regent".
  3. ↑ Ferenc Szálasi used the title "Nation Leader".
  4. ↑ Ruled as a collective head of state.
  5. ↑ Observed in 1920 and 1941–1946.

The Kingdom of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyar Királyság), sometimes known as the Regency or the Horthy era, existed as a country from 1920 to 1946 under the rule of Regent Miklós Horthy.

References

  1. ↑ "A m. kir. minisztérium 1939. évi 6.200. M. E. számú rendelete, a Magyar Szent Koronához visszatért kárpátaljai terület közigazgatásának ideiglenes rendezéséről" [Order No. 6.200/1939. M. E. of the Royal Hungarian Ministry on the provisional administration of the Subcarpathian territory returned to the Hungarian Holy Crown]. Magyarországi Rendeletek Tára (in Hungarian). 73. Budapest: Royal Hungarian Ministry of the Interior: 855. 1939.
  2. ↑ Fedinec, Csilla (2002). "A Kárpátaljai Kormányzóság idõszaka" [The period of the Governorate of Subcarpathia]. A kárpátaljai magyarság történeti kronológiája, 1918-1944 [Historical chronology of the Hungarians in Subcarpathia, 1918-1944] (PDF) (in Hungarian). Galánta - Dunaszerdahely: Fórum Intézet - Lilium Aurum Könyvkiadó. p. 336. ISBN 80-8062-117-9.
  3. 1 2 3 Fogarasi, Zoltán (1944). "A népesség anyanyelvi, nemzetiségi és vallási megoszlása törvényhatóságonkint 1941-ben" [Distribution of the population by mother tongue, ethnicity and religion in the municipalities of Hungary in 1941.]. Magyar Statisztikai Szemle (in Hungarian). 22 (1–3). Budapest: Royal Hungarian Central Statistical Office: 4, 13.
  4. ↑ Kollega Tarsoly, István, ed. (1995). "Magyarország". Révai nagy lexikona (in Hungarian). Vol. 20. Budapest: Hasonmás Kiadó. pp. 595–597. ISBN 963-8318-70-8.
  5. ↑ Kollega Tarsoly, István, ed. (1996). "Magyarország". Révai nagy lexikona (in Hungarian). Vol. 21. Budapest: Hasonmás Kiadó. p. 572. ISBN 963-9015-02-4.
  6. ↑ Élesztős László; et al., eds. (2004). "Magyarország". Révai új lexikona (in Hungarian). Vol. 13. Budapest: Hasonmás Kiadó. pp. 882, 895. ISBN 963-9556-13-0.
  7. ↑ Kollega Tarsoly, István, ed. (1995). "Magyarország". Révai nagy lexikona (in Hungarian). Vol. 20. Budapest: Hasonmás Kiadó. pp. 595–597. ISBN 963-8318-70-8.
  8. ↑ Kollega Tarsoly, István, ed. (1996). "Magyarország". Révai nagy lexikona (in Hungarian). Vol. 21. Budapest: Hasonmás Kiadó. p. 572. ISBN 963-9015-02-4.
  9. ↑ Élesztős László; et al., eds. (2004). "Magyarország". Révai új lexikona (in Hungarian). Vol. 13. Budapest: Hasonmás Kiadó. pp. 882, 895. ISBN 963-9556-13-0.
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