Lajtabánság
Lajtabánság (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlaɪtɒbaːnʃaːɡ]; German: Leitha-Banschaft), or the Banate of Leitha, was a short-lived western Hungarian state in the region where the Austrian federal state of Burgenland now exists. It existed between 4 October and 10 November 1921, following the Treaty of Trianon and the departure of the rump Kingdom of Hungary's army and after the Sopron plebiscite was held in the area according to the Venice protocol.
Banate of Leitha Lajtabánság | |||||||||||
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Austrian territorial claims in West-Hungary, the region where the short-lived Hungarian occupied and governed Lajtabánság existed. | |||||||||||
| Status | Unrecognized state | ||||||||||
| Capital | Oberwart | ||||||||||
| Government | Provisional government | ||||||||||
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| Historical era | Interwar period | ||||||||||
• Established | 4 October 1921 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 10 November 1921 | ||||||||||
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The principal leaders of the state were Pál Prónay, Count Gyula Ostenburg-Moravek and former Hungarian prime minister István Friedrich. Its military was the Rongyos Gárda ("Ragged Guards" or "Scrubby Guards"), recruited from former army soldiers, peasants and students devoted to retaining the region rather than surrender it to Austria.