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Széchenyi István

  • Born in 1791

    Born in 1791
    Széchenyi István was born in 1791 in Vienna. His father was Széchényi Ferenc whoose name was used for the Hungarian National Library and the Hungarian National Museum. His mother was Festetics Júlia.
  • Recruit of szécenyi

    Recruit of szécenyi
    In 1808 Széchenyi was hired to be a soldier and he performed well as a soldier.
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    Diet of 1825-1827

    In this diet Széchenyi offered the interests of his annual income for the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
  • National Casino

    National Casino
    Széchenyi built a casino in order to make a palace to debate about political, economical and social questions.
  • Credit

    Credit
    Széchenyi wrote his work, Credit in which he mentions the abolition of entailment and and the introduction of capital as a form of modernization.
  • Stages

    In this work, Széchenyi explained his reform plans, For example, equality before law or right to own land.
  • Regulation of the Danube

    Regulation of the Danube
    The Palatine asked Széchenyi to lead the constructions of the improvement of navigation of the Danube
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    Debate with Kossuth

    Although, Széchenyi and Kossuth had the same goals, They had diffirent opinions and solutions, For Example, Széchenyi wanted to reform slowly, and Kossuth wanted radical, quick changes.
  • Promotion of Minister of Public Works

    Promotion of Minister of Public Works
    Count Batthyány Lajos asked Széchenyi to be the minister of Public Works after The Revolution of 1848
  • Death of Széchenyi

    Death of Széchenyi
    In 1860 Széchenyi commited suicide in Vienna