About Pál Sennyey
Lived 1824 – 1888 (aged 63). Pál Sennyey was a Hungarian politician.
Baron Pál Sennyey de Kissennye (24 April 1822 – 3 January 1888) was a Hungarian conservative politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Magnates twice; between 1865 and 1867 and from 1884 to 1888, his death. He also functioned as chairman of the Royal Council of Governor (1865–1867), Master of the Treasury (1865–1867) and Lord Chief Justice (1884–1888).
Sennyey strongly opposed the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. He participated in development of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise after 1862. He was the leader of the conservative landowners' Right-wing Opposition which left the governing Liberal Party in 1875.
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Who was Pál Sennyey?
Hungarian politician (1824-1888)
When was Pál Sennyey born?
Pál Sennyey was born on 24 April 1824 in Buda.
When did Pál Sennyey die?
Pál Sennyey died on 3 January 1888 in Boťany.
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Pál Sennyey was a politician.
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Pál Sennyey was Hungarian.
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