Dessewffy is the name of an important Hungarian noble family which originated from

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, whose members held the title of

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in the

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, granted to them on 17 March 1775.

Notable members

Arisztid Dessewffy Arisztid Dessewffy de Csernek et Tarkő (; 2 July 1802, in Csákány (present-day Čakanovce, Košice-okolie District, Čakanovce, Slovakia) – 6 October 1849, in Arad, Romania, Arad) was a Honvédség (disambiguation), honvéd general in the ...

Aurél Dessewffy : For the Speaker of the House of Magnates see Aurél Dessewffy (1846–1928). Count Aurél Dessewffy de Csernek et Tarkeő (, 1808–1842), Hungary, Hungarian journalist and politician, the eldest son of Count József Dessewffy and Eleonóra Szt ...

Aurél Dessewffy (1846–1928) Count Aurél Dessewffy de Csernek et Tarkeő (16 January 1846 – 28 March 1928) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Magnates between 1906 and 1910. He also functioned as board member of the Hungarian Academy of Sc ...

Emil Dessewffy Count Emil Dessewffy de Csernek et Tarkeő (24 February 1814, Eperjes – 10 January 1866, Pozsony) was a Hungarian conservative politician, leader of the Conservative Party, who served as President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Th ...

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Notable members

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