Agenor Gołuchowski (senior)

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Count
Agenor Gołuchowski
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Agenor R. Gołuchowski, 1875
Interior Minister of the Austrian Empire
In office
22 August 1859 – 13 December 1860
Monarch Francis Joseph I
Prime Minister Count Johann Bernhard von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen
Preceded by Baron Alexander von Bach
Succeeded by Anton von Schmerling
Personal details
Born (1812-02-08)8 February 1812
Skala-Podilska, Galicia
Died 3 August 1875(1875-08-03) (aged 63)
Lviv, Galicia

Count Agenor Gołuchowski of Gołuchowo (8 February 1812, Skala-Podilska, Galicia - 3 August 1875, Lviv, Galicia) was a Polish-Austrian conservative politician, member of parliament of Austria, Minister of Interior and governor of Galicia, and father of Agenor Maria Gołuchowski and Adam Gołuchowski. Gołuchowski was a confidant and key advisor to the Emperor Franz Joseph.[1] He is the author of the October Diploma that ended era of absolutism in Austrian Empire.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Paul Robert Magocsi. A History of Ukraine. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (1996), p. 418 ISBN 0-8020-0830-5
Government offices
Preceded by
Baron Alexander von Bach
Interior Minister of the Austrian Empire
1859 - 1860
Succeeded by
Anton von Schmerling