György Apponyi
Hungarian politician (1808–1899) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The native form of this personal name is nagyapponyi gróf Apponyi György. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Count György Apponyi de Nagyappony (29 December 1808 – 28 February 1899) was a Hungarian conservative politician, who served as Lord Chancellor of Hungary from 1846 to 1848. He was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences since 1858. He was appointed Speaker of the House of Magnates in 1861 when Emperor Francis Joseph I convened Hungarian Diet of 1861. As leader of the "old conservative" group he participated in development of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise after 1862.
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Quick Facts Speaker of the House of Magnates, Preceded by ...
György Apponyi | |
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Speaker of the House of Magnates | |
In office 6 April 1861 – 22 August 1861 | |
Preceded by | Zsigmond Perényi |
Succeeded by | Pál Sennyey |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 December 1808 Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary (today Bratislava, Slovakia) |
Died | 28 February 1899 (1899-03-01) (aged 90) Éberhárd, Austria-Hungary (today Malinovo, Slovakia) |
Political party | Conservative Party |
Spouse(s) | Countess Júlia Sztáray |
Children | Georgina Albert |
Profession | politician |
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