Menyhért Lónyay de Nagylónya et Vásárosnamény | |
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Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary | |
In office 14 November 1871 – 4 December 1872 | |
Monarch | Francis Joseph I |
Preceded by | Gyula Andrássy |
Succeeded by | József Szlávy |
Personal details | |
Born | Nagylónya (today Lónya), Hungary | 6 January 1822
Died | 3 November 1884 Budapest, Hungary | (aged 62)
Political party | Opposition Party (1847–1849) Deák Party (1865–1875) Liberal Party (1875–1884) |
Spouse | Florenina Lónyay |
Children | Menyhért Albert Etelka Kálmán János József |
Menyhért Count Lónyay de Nagylónya et Vásárosnamény (6 January 1822, in Nagylónya – 3 November 1884, in Budapest) was a Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1871 to 1872.
He was born to an aristocratic Protestant family, and studied law in Pest. He became a member of the Hungarian Diet in 1843, where he was a member of the opposition, though he also opposed the protectionist tariff system of Lajos Kossuth. He was undersecretary of state in the government brought to power by the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, and fled when the rebellion was put down in 1849. He returned to the country in 1850 with amnesty granted. After his return, he championed the construction works intended to provide navigation and flood control over the Tisza river and had an active role in launching projects in the agricultural and financial sectors. He protested in favor of the autonomy of Protestant churches after the Patent of 1859 endangered them.
He was appointed Minister of Finance under the first constitutional Prime Minister, Gyula Andrássy, in 1867, and in 1870 became the Minister of Finance of Austria-Hungary. In August 1871 he was raised to the rank of Count, and in November 1871 he became Prime Minister of Hungary. He was driven off office relatively quickly, however, amidst accusations of corruption: He was accused directly by a member of the Diet on 18 November 1872, and was dismissed on 2 December of that year. He became a member of the upper chamber of the Diet in 1875, and died in 1884.
Ancestors
[edit]Menyhért Lónyay de Nagylónya et Vásárosnamény | Father: János Lónyay de Nagylónya et Vásárosnamény |
Paternal Grandfather: Menyhért Lónyay de Nagylónya et Vásárosnamény |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Baron László Lónyay de Nagylónya et Vásárosnamény |
Paternal Great-grandmother: Zsófia Darvas de Nagy-Réth | |||
Paternal Grandmother: Erzsébet Szemere de Szemere |
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Mother: Florentina Lónyay de Nagylónya et Vásárosnamény |
Maternal Grandfather: Gábor Lónyay de Nagylónya et Vásárosnamény |
Maternal Great-grandfather: János Lónyay de Nagylónya et Vásárosnamény | |
Maternal Great-grandmother: Florentina Lónyay de Nagylónya et Vásárosnamény | |||
Maternal Grandmother: Piroska Prónay de Tóthpróna et Blathnicza |
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References
[edit]- "Lónyay". Meyers Konversations-Lexikon (in German). Vol. 10 (4th ed.). 1890. pp. 910–911.