Karl von Stürgkh

Count Karl von Stürgkh
Stürgkh in 1911
Minister-President of Austria
In office
3 November 1911  21 October 1916
MonarchFrancis Joseph I
Preceded byPaul Gautsch von Frankenthurn
Succeeded byErnest von Koerber
Personal details
Born(1859-10-30)30 October 1859
Graz, Austrian Empire
Died21 October 1916(1916-10-21) (aged 56)
Vienna, Austria-Hungary

Count Karl von Stürgkh (30 October 1859 – 21 October 1916) was an Austrian politician and Minister-President of Cisleithania during the 1914 July Crisis that led to the outbreak of World War I. He was shot and killed by the Social Democratic politician Friedrich Adler.