English summary: Ivan Susteric was the last Provincial Governor of Carniola and one of the most important statesmen of the late Habsburg Monarchy. From the turn of the century to the First World War, he was the leader of the Slovene (and often also other South Slav) deputies in the Austrian parliament. The Uncrowned Duke of Carniola distinguished himself in the Austrian Reichsrat as an excellent speaker, a skilful tactician and an authoritative leader...