Szechenyi Family - Istvan Szechenyi, Szechenyi Chain Bridge, National Szechenyi Library, Gladys Vanderbilt Szechenyi, Mano Szechenyi (Paperback)

Chapters: Istvan Szechenyi, Szechenyi Chain Bridge, National Szechenyi Library, Gladys Vanderbilt Szechenyi, Mano Szechenyi, Szechenyi Thermal Bath, Gyula Szechenyi, Szechenyi Mansion, Seregelyhaza. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Count Istvan Szechenyi, in Hungarian: Grof Szechenyi Istvan (pronounced ) (September 21, 1791 April 8, 1860) was a Hungarian politician, theorist and writer, one of the greatest statesmen of Hungarian history. Istvan is a Hungarian name equivalent of the name Stephen. Szechenyi was born in Vienna. The Szechenyi were an old and influential noble family of Hungary. Traditionally loyal to the Habsburg dynasty, it was linked with noble families, such as the Liechtenstein, the Eszterhazy and the Lobkowitz. Istvan Szechenyi's father, Count Ferenc Szechenyi, was an enlightened aristocrat. He founded the Hungarian National Museum and the Hungarian National Library. His mother was Countess Juliana Festetics. They had two daughters and three sons of which Istvan was the youngest. He spent his childhood both in Vienna and on the family estate of Nagycenk, Hungary. After his private education, the young Szechenyi joined the Austrian army and participated in the Napoleonic wars. He left the service as a first lieutenant in 1826 and turned his interest towards politics. Szechenyi travelled extensively in Europe and established important personal connections. The rapid modernisation of Britain fascinated him the most, and utterly influenced his thinking. The Count quickly became aware of the growing gap between modern world and his native Hungarian land. This recognition made him a determined reformer in the rest of his life. Szechenyi found early political support from his friend, the Transylvanian noble, Count Miklos Wesselenyi, h...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=43625