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Zsigmond Perényi (1783–1849)

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Zsigmond Perényi
Speaker of the House of Magnates
In office
1 January 1849 – 11 August 1849
Preceded byGyörgy Majláth Sr.
Succeeded byGyörgy Apponyi
Personal details
Born18 November 1783
Beregszász-Végardó, Kingdom of Hungary
(today part of Berehove, Ukraine)
Died24 October 1849 (1849-10-25) (aged 65)
Pest, Kingdom of Hungary
Political partyOpposition Party
Professionpolitician

Baron Zsigmond Perényi de Perény (18 November 1783 – 24 October 1849) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Magnates in 1849. After defeat of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 he was executed because his name appeared in the Hungarian Declaration of Independence which was declared by the Diet of Hungary in Debrecen on 14 April 1849.

His grandson was Zsigmond Perényi, Speaker of the House of Magnates and Minister of the Interior.

References

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  • Jónás, Károly - Villám, Judit: A Magyar Országgyűlés elnökei 1848-2002. Argumentum, Budapest, 2002. pp. 187–190
  • Fónagy, Zoltán: Perényi Zsigmond (Rubicon 1999/4)
  • Fónagy, Zoltán: Perényi Zsigmond báró. In: Vértanúk könyve. A magyar forradalom és szabadságharc mártírjai 1848–1854. Rubicon könyvek. Bp. 2007. 265–268. oldal
  • Doby, Antal: Báró Perényi Zsigmond, a magyar nemzet dicső vértanújának élete. Nagyszőllős, 1899.
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the House of Magnates
1849
Succeeded by