György Apponyi
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.
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 (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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