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

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he was executed because his name appeared in the

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which was declared by the

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on 14 April 1849. His grandson was Zsigmond Perényi, Speaker of the House of Magnates and

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References

* 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. 1783 births 1849 deaths People from Berehove Hungarian nobility Speakers of the House of Magnates Executed politicians People of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Executed Hungarian people People executed by the Austrian Empire Members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

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