János Scitovszky
His Eminence János Scitovszky | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom Primate of Hungary | |
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| See | Archdiocese of Esztergom |
| Installed | 21 July 1849 – 19 October 1866 |
| Predecessor | János Hám (elected) |
| Successor | János Simor |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Rozsnyó Bishop of Pécs |
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| Born | 1 November 1785 |
| Died | 19 October 1866 (aged 80) Esztergom, Hungary |
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János Keresztély Scitovszky de Nagykér (Hungarian: nagykéri Scitovszky János Keresztély; Slovak: Ján Krstiteľ Scitovský; 1 November 1785 – 19 October 1866) was a Hungarian prelate, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Esztergom and Primate of Hungary.
Ancestry
Scitovszky was born into a family of Polish noble origin (originally called Szczytowski). One of its members, Antal (János' grandfather) settled to Szepesváralja, Kingdom of Hungary (present-day Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia) in 1730.[1]
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- Cardinals created by Pope Pius IX
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- Burials at Esztergom Basilica
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- 19th-century Hungarian people
- People from Košice-okolie District