Aurél Dessewffy | |
Order: | Speaker of the House of Magnates |
Term Start: | 17 May 1906 |
Term End: | 10 February 1910 |
Predecessor: | Albin Csáky |
Successor: | Albin Csáky |
Birth Date: | 16 January 1846 |
Birth Place: | Bűdszentmihály, Kingdom of Hungary (today part of Tiszavasvári, Hungary) |
Death Date: | 28 March 1928 (aged 82) |
Death Place: | Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary |
Profession: | politician |
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 Sciences (MTA). He was the last judge royal of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1917 to 1918.
He was the son of Count Emil Dessewffy, president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Aurél married Countess Pálma Károlyi, the single daughter of Count Tibor Károlyi, who served as Speaker of the House of Magnates between 1898 and 1900.