Richard, baron von Bienerth

prime minister of Austria

Also known as: Richard, Graf von Bienerth-Schmerling

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Richard, baron von Bienerth (born March 2, 1863, Verona, Venezia, Austrian Empire [now in Italy]—died June 3, 1918, Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian prime minister (1908–11). After service under the governor of Steiermark, or Styria, Bienerth was transferred to the Austrian Ministry of Education (1886), of which in 1905 he was named director and elevated to the Privy Council. Appointed minister of the interior for Austria (June 1906), he became a supporter of the ministerial...