István Széchenyi
Hungarian nobleman, writer, politician and national revivalist
- Lived
- 1791–1860
- Country
- Archduchy of Austria
Updated September 2026
About István Széchenyi
Count István Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék was a Hungarian politician, political theorist, and writer. Widely considered one of the greatest statesmen in his nation's history, within Hungary he is still known to many as "the Greatest Hungarian".
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