Levin Rauch

Levin Rauch de Nyék
Ban of Croatia-Slavonia
In office
8 December 1868 (acting from 1867) – 26 January 1871
Preceded byJosip Šokčević
Succeeded byKoloman Bedeković
Personal details
Born(1819-10-06)6 October 1819
Lužnica, Croatia, Austrian Empire
(now Zaprešić, Croatia)
Died25 August 1890(1890-08-25) (aged 70)
Lužnica, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
(now Zaprešić, Croatia)
SpouseAntonia Gräfin Sermage de Medvegrád et Szomszédvár[1]

Baron Levin Rauch de Nyék (Hungarian: báró nyéki Rauch Levin; 6 October 1819 – 25 August 1890) was an Austrian-Hungarian politician and appointed Ban of Croatia-Slavonia between 1867 and 1871. He is most notable for securing victory of the Unionist Party through changing the election law and terrorising those who were able to vote.[2]

  1. ^ "Hungary Funeral Notices, 1840-1990; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11626-114316-77 —". Familysearch.org. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ^ Sirotković & Margetić 1988, p. 148.